Recognised as Colour

#CD93E9

#CD93E9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CD93E9 is a violet with RGB values 205, 147, 233 and HSL 280°, 66%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#CD93E9

RGBrgb(205, 147, 233)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.5765, 0.9137

RGB percentages80.4%, 57.6%, 91.4%

HSLhsl(280.5, 66.2%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.5, 36.9%, 91.4%)

CMYK12%, 36.9%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,472,745

CSS custom property--colour: #CD93E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.95:1

Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#326C16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#85A6ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#92ABE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Tritanopia#CB9EB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.3 Orchid · ΔE 19.5 Violet · ΔE 19.5 Medium purple · ΔE 20.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AFE993

Analogous#A293E9, #E993DA

Triadic#E9CD93, #93E9CD

Split complementary#DAE993, #93E9A2

Tetradic#E9A293, #AFE993, #93DAE9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4E8FA

Lighter +10%#E1BDF2

Darker −10%#B969E0

Darker −20%#A63ED8

Darker −30%#8C26BD

Darker −40%#6C1E92

More saturated +25%#D383F9

Less saturated −25%#C7A3D9

Channel breakdown

R205

G147

B233

Red205 (80.4%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue233 (91.4%)

Hue280.47°

Saturation (HSL)66.15%

Lightness74.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G 93 · B E9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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