Recognised as Colour
#CD8AEE
- #CD8AEE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#CD8AEE is a violet with RGB values 205, 138, 238 and HSL 280°, 75%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#CD8AEE#CD8AEE
HEX#CD8AEE
RGBrgb(205, 138, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.5412, 0.9333
RGB percentages80.4%, 54.1%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(280.2, 74.6%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.2, 42%, 93.3%)
CMYK13.9%, 42%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,470,446
CSS custom property--colour: #CD8AEE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37329WCAG 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 8.47:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#327511
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABEE8A
Analogous#9B8AEE, #EE8ADD
Triadic#EECD8A, #8AEECD
Split complementary#DDEE8A, #8AEE9B
Tetradic#EE9B8A, #ABEE8A, #8ADDEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G138
B238
Red205 (80.4%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue280.2°
Saturation (HSL)74.63%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G 8A · B EE
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