Colour

#CD8EDD

#CD8EDD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CD8EDD is a violet with RGB values 205, 142, 221 and HSL 288°, 54%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#CD8EDD

RGBrgb(205, 142, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.5569, 0.8667

RGB percentages80.4%, 55.7%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(287.8, 53.7%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.8, 35.7%, 86.7%)

CMYK7.2%, 35.7%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,471,453

CSS custom property--colour: #CD8EDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1

Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#327122

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#84A1E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#93A7DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CE97ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.5 Orchid · ΔE 19.1 Violet · ΔE 20.2 Medium purple · ΔE 23.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 30.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9EDD8E

Analogous#A68EDD, #DD8EC5

Triadic#DDCD8E, #8EDDCD

Split complementary#C5DD8E, #8EDDA5

Tetradic#DDA58E, #9EDD8E, #8EC5DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F0DCF5

Lighter +10%#DEB5E9

Darker −10%#BC67D1

Darker −20%#AA40C5

Darker −30%#8B31A1

Darker −40%#69257A

More saturated +25%#D87CEF

Less saturated −25%#C2A0CB

Channel breakdown

R205

G142

B221

Red205 (80.4%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue287.85°

Saturation (HSL)53.74%

Lightness71.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G 8E · B DD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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