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Recognised as Colour

#CD81E1

  • #CD81E1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#CD81E1 is a violet with RGB values 205, 129, 225 and HSL 288°, 62%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CD81E1#CD81E1
HEX#CD81E1
RGBrgb(205, 129, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.5059, 0.8824
RGB percentages80.4%, 50.6%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(287.5, 61.5%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.5, 42.7%, 88.2%)
CMYK8.9%, 42.7%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,468,129
CSS custom property--colour: #CD81E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.82:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#327E1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7299E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#87A1DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Tritanopia#CE8DA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 10.9Violet · ΔE 12.3Medium purple · ΔE 18.3Medium orchid · ΔE 20.9Plum · ΔE 21.3Slate blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 10.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95E181
Analogous#9D81E1, #E181C5
Triadic#E1CD81, #81E1CD
Split complementary#C5E181, #81E19D
Tetradic#E19D81, #95E181, #81C5E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFDFE
Lighter +20%#EED3F5
Lighter +10%#DDAAEB
Darker −10%#BD58D7
Darker −20%#AB30CC
Darker −30%#8927A2
Darker −40%#661D79
More saturated +25%#D86EF4
Less saturated −25%#C294CD

Channel breakdown

R205
G129
B225
Red205 (80.4%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue287.5°
Saturation (HSL)61.54%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G 81 · B E1

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