Recognised as Colour
#CD92DE
- #CD92DE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CD92DE is a violet with RGB values 205, 146, 222 and HSL 287°, 54%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CD92DE#CD92DE
HEX#CD92DE
RGBrgb(205, 146, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.5725, 0.8706
RGB percentages80.4%, 57.3%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(286.6, 53.5%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.6, 34.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK7.7%, 34.2%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,472,478
CSS custom property--colour: #CD92DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#326D21
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A3DE92
Analogous#A792DE, #DE92C9
Triadic#DECD92, #92DECD
Split complementary#C9DE92, #92DEA7
Tetradic#DEA792, #A3DE92, #92C9DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G146
B222
Red205 (80.4%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue286.58°
Saturation (HSL)53.52%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G 92 · B DE
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