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Colour

#CF74FD

  • #CF74FD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CF74FD is a violet with RGB values 207, 116, 253 and HSL 280°, 97%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CF74FD#CF74FD
HEX#CF74FD
RGBrgb(207, 116, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.4549, 0.9922
RGB percentages81.2%, 45.5%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(279.9, 97.2%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.9, 54.2%, 99.2%)
CMYK18.2%, 54.2%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,595,901
CSS custom property--colour: #CF74FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.57:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#308B02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F96FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E9DFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CB8BAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.5Violet · ΔE 18.3Orchid · ΔE 20Dark orchid · ΔE 22.7Medium purple · ΔE 23.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A2FD74
Analogous#8A74FD, #FD74E6
Triadic#FDCF74, #74FDCF
Split complementary#E6FD74, #74FD8B
Tetradic#FD8B74, #A2FD74, #74E6FD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2D9FE
Lighter +10%#E0A6FE
Darker −10%#BE42FC
Darker −20%#AC0FFC
Darker −30%#8E03D5
Darker −40%#6D02A3
More saturated +25%#D072FF
Less saturated −25%#C986EB

Channel breakdown

R207
G116
B253
Red207 (81.2%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue279.85°
Saturation (HSL)97.16%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CF · G 74 · B FD

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