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Recognised as Colour

#CDACEF

  • #CDACEF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#CDACEF is a violet with RGB values 205, 172, 239 and HSL 270°, 68%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CDACEF#CDACEF
HEX#CDACEF
RGBrgb(205, 172, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6745, 0.9373
RGB percentages80.4%, 67.5%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(269.6, 67.7%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.6, 28%, 93.7%)
CMYK14.2%, 28%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,479,151
CSS custom property--colour: #CDACEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48716WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.74:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#325310

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0B8F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6BAEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C8B5C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.8Thistle · ΔE 23.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.6Light steelblue · ΔE 29.4Medium purple · ΔE 31.7Lavender · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEEFAC
Analogous#ACADEF, #EEACEF
Triadic#EFCDAC, #ACEFCD
Split complementary#EFEFAC, #ADEFAC
Tetradic#EFACAD, #CEEFAC, #ACEFEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E7D7F7
Darker −10%#B381E7
Darker −20%#9956DF
Darker −30%#802CD6
Darker −40%#6621AE
More saturated +25%#CDA0FB
Less saturated −25%#CDB8E3

Channel breakdown

R205
G172
B239
Red205 (80.4%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue269.55°
Saturation (HSL)67.68%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G AC · B EF

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