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Recognised as Colour

#CF87EE

  • #CF87EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#CF87EE is a violet with RGB values 207, 135, 238 and HSL 282°, 75%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#CF87EE#CF87EE
HEX#CF87EE
RGBrgb(207, 135, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.5294, 0.9333
RGB percentages81.2%, 52.9%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(281.9, 75.2%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.9, 43.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK13%, 43.3%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,600,750
CSS custom property--colour: #CF87EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.35:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#307811

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#749FF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#87A5EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CD96AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 12.5Orchid · ΔE 13Medium purple · ΔE 17.1Medium orchid · ΔE 20.5Plum · ΔE 23.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 12.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6EE87
Analogous#9C87EE, #EE87DA
Triadic#EECF87, #87EECF
Split complementary#DAEE87, #87EE9C
Tetradic#EE9C87, #A6EE87, #87DAEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3E0FB
Lighter +10%#E1B4F4
Darker −10%#BD5AE8
Darker −20%#AB2EE1
Darker −30%#8F1BC1
Darker −40%#6E1594
More saturated +25%#D676FF
Less saturated −25%#C898DD

Channel breakdown

R207
G135
B238
Red207 (81.2%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue281.94°
Saturation (HSL)75.18%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CF · G 87 · B EE

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