Recognised as Colour
#CF8BDD
- #CF8BDD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CF8BDD is a violet with RGB values 207, 139, 221 and HSL 290°, 55%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CF8BDD#CF8BDD
HEX#CF8BDD
RGBrgb(207, 139, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.5451, 0.8667
RGB percentages81.2%, 54.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(289.8, 54.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.8, 37.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK6.3%, 37.1%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,601,757
CSS custom property--colour: #CF8BDD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.39:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#307422
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99DD8B
Analogous#A68BDD, #DD8BC2
Triadic#DDCF8B, #8BDDCF
Split complementary#C2DD8B, #8BDDA6
Tetradic#DDA68B, #99DD8B, #8BC2DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R207
G139
B221
Red207 (81.2%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue289.76°
Saturation (HSL)54.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CF · G 8B · B DD
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