Colour

#CD87E9

#CD87E9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#CD87E9 is a violet with RGB values 205, 135, 233 and HSL 283°, 69%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#CD87E9

RGBrgb(205, 135, 233)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.5294, 0.9137

RGB percentages80.4%, 52.9%, 91.4%

HSLhsl(282.9, 69%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 42.1%, 91.4%)

CMYK12%, 42.1%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,469,673

CSS custom property--colour: #CD87E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.24:1

Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#327816

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#769EEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#88A4E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CC94ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.4 Violet · ΔE 13.5 Medium purple · ΔE 17.4 Plum · ΔE 21.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 22 Slate blue · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A3E987

Analogous#9C87E9, #E987D4

Triadic#E9CD87, #87E9CD

Split complementary#D4E987, #87E99C

Tetradic#E99C87, #A3E987, #87D4E9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1DDF9

Lighter +10%#DFB2F1

Darker −10%#BB5CE1

Darker −20%#A931D9

Darker −30%#8B21B6

Darker −40%#6A198B

More saturated +25%#D575FB

Less saturated −25%#C599D7

Channel breakdown

R205

G135

B233

Red205 (80.4%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue233 (91.4%)

Hue282.86°

Saturation (HSL)69.01%

Lightness72.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G 87 · B E9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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