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Recognised as Colour

#CF7CEA

  • #CF7CEA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#CF7CEA is a violet with RGB values 207, 124, 234 and HSL 285°, 72%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CF7CEA#CF7CEA
HEX#CF7CEA
RGBrgb(207, 124, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.4863, 0.9176
RGB percentages81.2%, 48.6%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(285.3, 72.4%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.3, 47%, 91.8%)
CMYK11.5%, 47%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,597,930
CSS custom property--colour: #CF7CEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.72:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#308315

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6897EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#80A0E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CF8BA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 10.1Violet · ΔE 10.1Medium orchid · ΔE 15.1Medium purple · ΔE 17.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.3Slate blue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 10.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97EA7C
Analogous#987CEA, #EA7CCE
Triadic#EACF7C, #7CEACF
Split complementary#CEEA7C, #7CEA98
Tetradic#EA987C, #97EA7C, #7CCEEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFD4F8
Lighter +10%#DFA8F1
Darker −10%#BF50E3
Darker −20%#AF24DC
Darker −30%#8C1CB1
Darker −40%#691585
More saturated +25%#D969FD
Less saturated −25%#C58FD7

Channel breakdown

R207
G124
B234
Red207 (81.2%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue285.27°
Saturation (HSL)72.37%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CF · G 7C · B EA

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