Recognised as Colour

#CD9CED

#CD9CED
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CD9CED is a violet with RGB values 205, 156, 237 and HSL 276°, 69%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#CD9CED

RGBrgb(205, 156, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6118, 0.9294

RGB percentages80.4%, 61.2%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(276.3, 69.2%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.3, 34.2%, 92.9%)

CMYK13.5%, 34.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,475,053

CSS custom property--colour: #CD9CED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.57:1

Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#326312

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8EADF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#99B0EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Tritanopia#CAA7BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12 Medium purple · ΔE 23.5 Violet · ΔE 23.8 Orchid · ΔE 24.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.7 Thistle · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BCED9C

Analogous#A59CED, #ED9CE5

Triadic#EDCD9C, #9CEDCD

Split complementary#E4ED9C, #9CEDA5

Tetradic#EDA59C, #BCED9C, #9CE5ED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9F2FD

Lighter +10%#E3C7F5

Darker −10%#B771E5

Darker −20%#A146DD

Darker −30%#8925CB

Darker −40%#6C1DA0

More saturated +25%#D08DFC

Less saturated −25%#CAABDE

Channel breakdown

R205

G156

B237

Red205 (80.4%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue276.3°

Saturation (HSL)69.23%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G 9C · B ED

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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