Colour

#CD75FA

#CD75FA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#CD75FA is a violet with RGB values 205, 117, 250 and HSL 280°, 93%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CD75FA#CD75FA

HEX#CD75FA

RGBrgb(205, 117, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.4588, 0.9804

RGB percentages80.4%, 45.9%, 98%

HSLhsl(279.7, 93%, 72%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.7, 53.2%, 98%)

CMYK18%, 53.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,465,082

CSS custom property--colour: #CD75FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1

Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#328A05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5296FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F9DF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C98BADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.9 Violet · ΔE 17.1 Orchid · ΔE 18.5 Medium purple · ΔE 21.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A2FA75

Analogous#8B75FA, #FA75E4

Triadic#FACD75, #75FACD

Split complementary#E4FA75, #75FA8A

Tetradic#FA8A75, #A2FA75, #75E4FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1D7FE

Lighter +10%#DFA6FC

Darker −10%#BB44F8

Darker −20%#A913F6

Darker −30%#8B07CF

Darker −40%#6A069D

More saturated +25%#CF70FF

Less saturated −25%#C787E8

Channel breakdown

R205

G117

B250

Red205 (80.4%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue279.7°

Saturation (HSL)93.01%

Lightness71.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G 75 · B FA

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