Recognised as Colour

#CD94EB

#CD94EB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CD94EB is a violet with RGB values 205, 148, 235 and HSL 279°, 69%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#CD94EB

RGBrgb(205, 148, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.5804, 0.9216

RGB percentages80.4%, 58%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(279.3, 68.5%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.3, 37%, 92.2%)

CMYK12.8%, 37%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,473,003

CSS custom property--colour: #CD94EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1

Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#326B14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#85A7EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#93ABE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Tritanopia#CBA0B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.8 Violet · ΔE 19.6 Orchid · ΔE 19.7 Medium purple · ΔE 20.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B2EB94

Analogous#A194EB, #EB94DE

Triadic#EBCD94, #94EBCD

Split complementary#DEEB94, #94EBA1

Tetradic#EBA194, #B2EB94, #94DEEB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5EAFB

Lighter +10%#E1BFF3

Darker −10%#B969E3

Darker −20%#A53EDB

Darker −30%#8B24C2

Darker −40%#6D1C97

More saturated +25%#D284FB

Less saturated −25%#C8A4DB

Channel breakdown

R205

G148

B235

Red205 (80.4%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue279.31°

Saturation (HSL)68.5%

Lightness75.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G 94 · B EB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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