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Recognised as Colour

#CF75E4

  • #CF75E4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#CF75E4 is a violet with RGB values 207, 117, 228 and HSL 289°, 67%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CF75E4#CF75E4
HEX#CF75E4
RGBrgb(207, 117, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.4588, 0.8941
RGB percentages81.2%, 45.9%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(288.6, 67.3%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 48.7%, 89.4%)
CMYK9.2%, 48.7%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,596,132
CSS custom property--colour: #CF75E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.32:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#308A1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6292E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D9CE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D084A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 8.2Violet · ΔE 9.4Medium orchid · ΔE 12.7Medium purple · ΔE 19.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.1Slate blue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 8.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AE475
Analogous#9775E4, #E475C2
Triadic#E4CF75, #75E4CF
Split complementary#C2E475, #75E498
Tetradic#E49875, #8AE475, #75C2E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF5FD
Lighter +20%#EDCAF5
Lighter +10%#DEA0EC
Darker −10%#C04ADC
Darker −20%#AC28CB
Darker −30%#881FA1
Darker −40%#641776
More saturated +25%#DC60F9
Less saturated −25%#C28ACF

Channel breakdown

R207
G117
B228
Red207 (81.2%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue288.65°
Saturation (HSL)67.27%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CF · G 75 · B E4

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