Colour

#CD84FF

#CD84FF
Violet
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Nearest: Violet

#CD84FF is a violet with RGB values 205, 132, 255 and HSL 276°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#CD84FF#CD84FF

HEX#CD84FF

RGBrgb(205, 132, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.5176, 1

RGB percentages80.4%, 51.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(275.6, 100%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.6, 48.2%, 100%)

CMYK19.6%, 48.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,468,927

CSS custom property--colour: #CD84FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36702WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.34:1

Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#327B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#65A0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7AA4FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C798B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 15.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.7 Medium purple · ΔE 17.6 Orchid · ΔE 17.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.7 Slate blue · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 15.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B6FF84

Analogous#9084FF, #FF84F3

Triadic#FFCD84, #84FFCD

Split complementary#F3FF84, #84FF90

Tetradic#FF9084, #B6FF84, #84F3FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6EAFF

Lighter +10%#E2B7FF

Darker −10%#B851FF

Darker −20%#A41EFF

Darker −30%#8B00EA

Darker −40%#6D00B7

More saturated +25%#CD84FF

Less saturated −25%#CA93F0

Channel breakdown

R205

G132

B255

Red205 (80.4%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue275.61°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness75.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G 84 · B FF

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Colour values

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