Colour

#CD9AFF

#CD9AFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#CD9AFF is a violet with RGB values 205, 154, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#CD9AFF#CD9AFF

HEX#CD9AFF

RGBrgb(205, 154, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6039, 1

RGB percentages80.4%, 60.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(270.3, 100%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.3, 39.6%, 100%)

CMYK19.6%, 39.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,474,559

CSS custom property--colour: #CD9AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.66:1

Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#326500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#83AEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8FB0FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C6AAC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.2 Violet · ΔE 19.7 Orchid · ΔE 21.5 Plum · ΔE 21.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 28.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CCFF9A

Analogous#9B9AFF, #FF9AFE

Triadic#FFCD9A, #9AFFCD

Split complementary#FEFF9A, #9AFF9B

Tetradic#FF9B9A, #CCFF9A, #9AFEFF

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%#B467FF

Darker −20%#9B34FF

Darker −30%#8101FF

Darker −40%#6800CD

More saturated +25%#CD9AFF

Less saturated −25%#CDA7F2

Channel breakdown

R205

G154

B255

Red205 (80.4%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue270.3°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G 9A · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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