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Recognised as Colour

#CD76E2

  • #CD76E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#CD76E2 is a violet with RGB values 205, 118, 226 and HSL 288°, 65%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CD76E2#CD76E2
HEX#CD76E2
RGBrgb(205, 118, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.4627, 0.8863
RGB percentages80.4%, 46.3%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(288.3, 65.1%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.3, 47.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK9.3%, 47.8%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,465,314
CSS custom property--colour: #CD76E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#32891D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6492E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D9BDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Tritanopia#CE85A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 8.1Violet · ΔE 9.8Medium orchid · ΔE 13.9Medium purple · ΔE 18.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.3Slate blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 8.06, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BE276
Analogous#9776E2, #E276C1
Triadic#E2CD76, #76E2CD
Split complementary#C1E276, #76E297
Tetradic#E29776, #8BE276, #76C1E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF4FD
Lighter +20%#ECCAF4
Lighter +10%#DCA0EB
Darker −10%#BE4CD9
Darker −20%#A92AC8
Darker −30%#85219E
Darker −40%#621874
More saturated +25%#DA61F7
Less saturated −25%#C08BCD

Channel breakdown

R205
G118
B226
Red205 (80.4%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue288.33°
Saturation (HSL)65.06%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G 76 · B E2

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