Colour

#CD9AFD

#CD9AFD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#CD9AFD is a violet with RGB values 205, 154, 253 and HSL 271°, 96%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#CD9AFD

RGBrgb(205, 154, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6039, 0.9922

RGB percentages80.4%, 60.4%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(270.9, 96.1%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.9, 39.1%, 99.2%)

CMYK19%, 39.1%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,474,557

CSS custom property--colour: #CD9AFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.64:1

Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#326502

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#84AEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#90B0FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C6A9C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.5 Violet · ΔE 19.8 Plum · ΔE 20.8 Orchid · ΔE 21.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 28.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CAFD9A

Analogous#9C9AFD, #FD9AFB

Triadic#FDCD9A, #9AFDCD

Split complementary#FCFD9A, #9AFD9C

Tetradic#FD9C9A, #CAFD9A, #9AFBFD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFEFF

Lighter +10%#E6CCFE

Darker −10%#B468FC

Darker −20%#9B36FB

Darker −30%#8305F9

Darker −40%#6804C7

More saturated +25%#CD98FF

Less saturated −25%#CDA7F0

Channel breakdown

R205

G154

B253

Red205 (80.4%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue270.91°

Saturation (HSL)96.12%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G 9A · B FD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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