Recognised as Colour
#CD97E1
- #CD97E1
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CD97E1 is a violet with RGB values 205, 151, 225 and HSL 284°, 55%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CD97E1#CD97E1
HEX#CD97E1
RGBrgb(205, 151, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.5922, 0.8824
RGB percentages80.4%, 59.2%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(283.8, 55.2%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.8, 32.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK8.9%, 32.9%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,473,761
CSS custom property--colour: #CD97E1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40549WCAG 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 9.11:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#32681E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABE197
Analogous#A897E1, #E197D0
Triadic#E1CD97, #97E1CD
Split complementary#D0E197, #97E1A8
Tetradic#E1A897, #ABE197, #97D0E1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G151
B225
Red205 (80.4%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue283.78°
Saturation (HSL)55.22%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G 97 · B E1
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