Colour

#CD9AFE

#CD9AFE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#CD9AFE is a violet with RGB values 205, 154, 254 and HSL 271°, 98%, 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#CD9AFE

RGBrgb(205, 154, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6039, 0.9961

RGB percentages80.4%, 60.4%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(270.6, 98%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.6, 39.4%, 99.6%)

CMYK19.3%, 39.4%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,474,558

CSS custom property--colour: #CD9AFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.65:1

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

Contrast with black9.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#326501

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#84AEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8FB0FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Tritanopia#C6A9C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 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 text9.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.3 Violet · ΔE 19.8 Plum · ΔE 21.3 Orchid · ΔE 21.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 28.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBFE9A

Analogous#9B9AFE, #FE9AFD

Triadic#FECD9A, #9AFECD

Split complementary#FDFE9A, #9AFE9B

Tetradic#FE9B9A, #CBFE9A, #9AFDFE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E6CDFF

Darker −10%#B467FE

Darker −20%#9B35FD

Darker −30%#8202FD

Darker −40%#6802CA

More saturated +25%#CD99FF

Less saturated −25%#CDA7F1

Channel breakdown

R205

G154

B254

Red205 (80.4%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue270.6°

Saturation (HSL)98.04%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G 9A · B FE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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