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Recognised as Colour

#CF00FF

  • #CF00FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#CF00FF is a violet with RGB values 207, 0, 255 and HSL 289°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#CF00FF#CF00FF
HEX#CF00FF
RGBrgb(207, 0, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0, 1
RGB percentages81.2%, 0%, 100%
HSLhsl(288.7, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.7, 100%, 100%)
CMYK18.8%, 100%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,566,207
CSS custom property--colour: #CF00FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#30FF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0482FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CC5896no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 16.9Magenta · ΔE 16.9Dark violet · ΔE 20.1Blue violet · ΔE 23.8Dark orchid · ΔE 31Medium blue · ΔE 40.5
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 16.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#30FF00
Analogous#5000FF, #FF00AF
Triadic#FFCF00, #00FFCF
Split complementary#B0FF00, #00FF4F
Tetradic#FF4F00, #30FF00, #00AFFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5CCFF
Lighter +30%#EC99FF
Lighter +20%#E266FF
Lighter +10%#D933FF
Darker −10%#A600CC
Darker −20%#7C0099
Darker −30%#530066
Darker −40%#290033
More saturated +25%#CF00FF
Less saturated −25%#BB20DF

Channel breakdown

R207
G0
B255
Red207 (81.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue288.71°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CF · G 00 · B FF

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