Recognised as Colour

#CD9EF9

#CD9EF9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CD9EF9 is a violet with RGB values 205, 158, 249 and HSL 271°, 88%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CD9EF9#CD9EF9

HEX#CD9EF9

RGBrgb(205, 158, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6196, 0.9765

RGB percentages80.4%, 62%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(271, 88.3%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271, 36.5%, 97.6%)

CMYK17.7%, 36.5%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,475,577

CSS custom property--colour: #CD9EF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.85:1

Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#326106

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8BB0FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#95B2F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C7ACC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17 Medium purple · ΔE 20.9 Violet · ΔE 22.3 Orchid · ΔE 23.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29 Medium orchid · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CAF99E

Analogous#9F9EF9, #F99EF8

Triadic#F9CD9E, #9EF9CD

Split complementary#F8F99E, #9EF9A0

Tetradic#F9A09E, #CAF99E, #9EF8F9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFEFF

Lighter +10%#E6CEFC

Darker −10%#B46EF6

Darker −20%#9B3EF3

Darker −30%#830FEF

Darker −40%#680CBF

More saturated +25%#CD98FF

Less saturated −25%#CDABEC

Channel breakdown

R205

G158

B249

Red205 (80.4%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue270.99°

Saturation (HSL)88.35%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G 9E · B F9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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