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Recognised as Colour

#CF7AEA

  • #CF7AEA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#CF7AEA is a violet with RGB values 207, 122, 234 and HSL 286°, 73%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CF7AEA#CF7AEA
HEX#CF7AEA
RGBrgb(207, 122, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.4784, 0.9176
RGB percentages81.2%, 47.8%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(285.5, 72.7%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.5, 47.9%, 91.8%)
CMYK11.5%, 47.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,597,418
CSS custom property--colour: #CF7AEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.62:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#308515

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6596EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E9FE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CF8AA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 10.1Violet · ΔE 10.1Medium orchid · ΔE 14Medium purple · ΔE 18.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 27Slate blue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 10.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95EA7A
Analogous#977AEA, #EA7ACD
Triadic#EACF7A, #7AEACF
Split complementary#CDEA7A, #7AEA97
Tetradic#EA977A, #95EA7A, #7ACDEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFEFF
Lighter +20%#EFD2F8
Lighter +10%#DFA6F1
Darker −10%#BF4EE3
Darker −20%#AF23DB
Darker −30%#8C1CAF
Darker −40%#691583
More saturated +25%#D967FD
Less saturated −25%#C58DD7

Channel breakdown

R207
G122
B234
Red207 (81.2%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue285.54°
Saturation (HSL)72.73%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CF · G 7A · B EA

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