Colour

#CD8FEF

#CD8FEF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#CD8FEF is a violet with RGB values 205, 143, 239 and HSL 279°, 75%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#CD8FEF#CD8FEF

HEX#CD8FEF

RGBrgb(205, 143, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.5608, 0.9373

RGB percentages80.4%, 56.1%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(278.8, 75%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.8, 40.2%, 93.7%)

CMYK14.2%, 40.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,471,727

CSS custom property--colour: #CD8FEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38856WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.77:1

Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#327010

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7DA4F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8CA9ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CA9DB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 16.3 Orchid · ΔE 16.8 Medium purple · ΔE 17.8 Plum · ΔE 19.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.4 Slate blue · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 16.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B1EF8F

Analogous#9D8FEF, #EF8FE1

Triadic#EFCD8F, #8FEFCD

Split complementary#E1EF8F, #8FEF9D

Tetradic#EF9D8F, #B1EF8F, #8FE1EF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5E8FC

Lighter +10%#E1BCF5

Darker −10%#B962E9

Darker −20%#A536E2

Darker −30%#8C1DC8

Darker −40%#6C169C

More saturated +25%#D27FFF

Less saturated −25%#C89FDF

Channel breakdown

R205

G143

B239

Red205 (80.4%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue278.75°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness74.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G 8F · B EF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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