Colour

#CD8FFE

#CD8FFE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#CD8FFE is a violet with RGB values 205, 143, 254 and HSL 274°, 98%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

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HEX#CD8FFE

RGBrgb(205, 143, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.5608, 0.9961

RGB percentages80.4%, 56.1%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(273.5, 98.2%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.5, 43.7%, 99.6%)

CMYK19.3%, 43.7%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,471,742

CSS custom property--colour: #CD8FFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.96:1

Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#327001

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#75A7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#85AAFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original

Tritanopia#C7A1BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 16 Medium purple · ΔE 16.3 Orchid · ΔE 18 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.7 Plum · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 16.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C0FE8F

Analogous#968FFE, #FE8FF7

Triadic#FECD8F, #8FFECD

Split complementary#F7FE8F, #8FFE96

Tetradic#FE968F, #C0FE8F, #8FF7FE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAF4FF

Lighter +10%#E4C2FE

Darker −10%#B65CFE

Darker −20%#A02AFD

Darker −30%#8802F2

Darker −40%#6C02BF

More saturated +25%#CD8EFF

Less saturated −25%#CB9DF0

Channel breakdown

R205

G143

B254

Red205 (80.4%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue273.51°

Saturation (HSL)98.23%

Lightness77.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G 8F · B FE

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Colour values

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