Recognised as Colour
#CD87DF
- #CD87DF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#CD87DF is a violet with RGB values 205, 135, 223 and HSL 288°, 58%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#CD87DF#CD87DF
HEX#CD87DF
RGBrgb(205, 135, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.5294, 0.8745
RGB percentages80.4%, 52.9%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(287.7, 57.9%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.7, 39.5%, 87.5%)
CMYK8.1%, 39.5%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,469,663
CSS custom property--colour: #CD87DF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.13:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#327820
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99DF87
Analogous#A187DF, #DF87C5
Triadic#DFCD87, #87DFCD
Split complementary#C5DF87, #87DFA1
Tetradic#DFA187, #99DF87, #87C5DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G135
B223
Red205 (80.4%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue287.73°
Saturation (HSL)57.89%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G 87 · B DF
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