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Recognised as Colour

#CF81E2

  • #CF81E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#CF81E2 is a violet with RGB values 207, 129, 226 and HSL 288°, 63%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CF81E2#CF81E2
HEX#CF81E2
RGBrgb(207, 129, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.5059, 0.8863
RGB percentages81.2%, 50.6%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(288.2, 62.6%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.2, 42.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK8.4%, 42.9%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,599,202
CSS custom property--colour: #CF81E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#307E1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7399E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#88A1DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D08DA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 10.3Violet · ΔE 11.5Medium purple · ΔE 18.7Medium orchid · ΔE 20.4Plum · ΔE 21.7Slate blue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 10.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94E281
Analogous#9E81E2, #E281C5
Triadic#E2CF81, #81E2CF
Split complementary#C5E281, #81E29E
Tetradic#E29E81, #94E281, #81C5E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFDFF
Lighter +20%#EFD4F5
Lighter +10%#DFAAEC
Darker −10%#BF58D8
Darker −20%#AF2FCE
Darker −30%#8B26A4
Darker −40%#681C7B
More saturated +25%#DB6EF5
Less saturated −25%#C394CF

Channel breakdown

R207
G129
B226
Red207 (81.2%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue288.25°
Saturation (HSL)62.58%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CF · G 81 · B E2

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