Colour

#CD9EFD

#CD9EFD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CD9EFD is a violet with RGB values 205, 158, 253 and HSL 270°, 96%, 81%. 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

#CD9EFD#CD9EFD

HEX#CD9EFD

RGBrgb(205, 158, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6196, 0.9922

RGB percentages80.4%, 62%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(269.7, 96%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.7, 37.5%, 99.2%)

CMYK19%, 37.5%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,475,581

CSS custom property--colour: #CD9EFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.9:1

Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#326102

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#89B0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#94B2FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C6ADC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19 Medium purple · ΔE 20 Violet · ΔE 21.7 Orchid · ΔE 23.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CEFD9E

Analogous#9E9EFD, #FD9EFD

Triadic#FDCD9E, #9EFDCD

Split complementary#FDFD9E, #9FFD9E

Tetradic#FD9E9E, #CEFD9E, #9EFDFD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E7D0FE

Darker −10%#B36CFC

Darker −20%#993AFB

Darker −30%#8008FA

Darker −40%#6604CB

More saturated +25%#CD9CFF

Less saturated −25%#CDAAF1

Channel breakdown

R205

G158

B253

Red205 (80.4%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue269.68°

Saturation (HSL)95.96%

Lightness80.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CD · G 9E · B FD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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