Colour
#CDA5FF
- #CDA5FF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CDA5FF is a violet with RGB values 205, 165, 255 and HSL 267°, 100%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CDA5FF#CDA5FF
HEX#CDA5FF
RGBrgb(205, 165, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6471, 1
RGB percentages80.4%, 64.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(266.7, 100%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.7, 35.3%, 100%)
CMYK19.6%, 35.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,477,375
CSS custom property--colour: #CDA5FF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47109WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.42:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#325A00
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D7FFA5
Analogous#A5AAFF, #FAA5FF
Triadic#FFCDA5, #A5FFCD
Split complementary#FFFAA5, #AAFFA5
Tetradic#FFA5AA, #D7FFA5, #A5FFFA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G165
B255
Red205 (80.4%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue266.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G A5 · B FF
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