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Colour

#CDA5F2

  • #CDA5F2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#CDA5F2 is a violet with RGB values 205, 165, 242 and HSL 271°, 75%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CDA5F2#CDA5F2
HEX#CDA5F2
RGBrgb(205, 165, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6471, 0.949
RGB percentages80.4%, 64.7%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(271.2, 74.8%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.2, 31.8%, 94.9%)
CMYK15.3%, 31.8%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,477,362
CSS custom property--colour: #CDA5F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.26:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#325A0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96B4F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FB6F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C8B0C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.6Medium purple · ΔE 26.6Violet · ΔE 27.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.1Orchid · ΔE 28.5Thistle · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAF2A5
Analogous#A7A5F2, #F2A5F1
Triadic#F2CDA5, #A5F2CD
Split complementary#F1F2A5, #A5F2A7
Tetradic#F2A7A5, #CAF2A5, #A5F1F2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFEFF
Lighter +10%#E6D2F8
Darker −10%#B478EC
Darker −20%#9B4CE5
Darker −30%#8320DE
Darker −40%#681AB1
More saturated +25%#CE98FF
Less saturated −25%#CCB2E5

Channel breakdown

R205
G165
B242
Red205 (80.4%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue271.17°
Saturation (HSL)74.76%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G A5 · B F2

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