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Recognised as Colour

#CF84E8

  • #CF84E8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#CF84E8 is a violet with RGB values 207, 132, 232 and HSL 285°, 68%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CF84E8#CF84E8
HEX#CF84E8
RGBrgb(207, 132, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.5176, 0.9098
RGB percentages81.2%, 51.8%, 91%
HSLhsl(285, 68.5%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 43.1%, 91%)
CMYK10.8%, 43.1%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,599,976
CSS custom property--colour: #CF84E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.12:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#307B17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#739CECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#87A3E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CF91ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.6Violet · ΔE 11.8Medium purple · ΔE 17.8Medium orchid · ΔE 20.3Plum · ΔE 22.6Slate blue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DE884
Analogous#9D84E8, #E884CF
Triadic#E8CF84, #84E8CF
Split complementary#CFE884, #84E89D
Tetradic#E89D84, #9DE884, #84CFE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1DAF8
Lighter +10%#E0AFF0
Darker −10%#BE59E0
Darker −20%#AD2ED8
Darker −30%#8E21B2
Darker −40%#6B1987
More saturated +25%#D872FA
Less saturated −25%#C696D6

Channel breakdown

R207
G132
B232
Red207 (81.2%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)68.49%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CF · G 84 · B E8

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