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Recognised as Colour

#CF8CAA

  • #CF8CAA
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#CF8CAA is a red with RGB values 207, 140, 170 and HSL 333°, 41%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#CF8CAA#CF8CAA
HEX#CF8CAA
RGBrgb(207, 140, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.549, 0.6667
RGB percentages81.2%, 54.9%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(333.1, 41.1%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333.1, 32.4%, 81.2%)
CMYK0%, 32.4%, 17.9%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,601,962
CSS custom property--colour: #CF8CAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#307355

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9299ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A4A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Tritanopia#D98A96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 17.5Rosy brown · ΔE 17.7Plum · ΔE 18.5Light pink · ΔE 18.6Pink · ΔE 20.7Thistle · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 17.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CCFB1
Analogous#CF8CCC, #CF908C
Triadic#AACF8C, #8CAACF
Split complementary#8CCF90, #8CCCCF
Tetradic#CCCF8C, #8CCFB1, #8F8CCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF8FA
Lighter +20%#EDD4DF
Lighter +10%#DEB0C5
Darker −10%#C0688F
Darker −20%#AD4875
Darker −30%#89395D
Darker −40%#652A44
More saturated +25%#E378A8
Less saturated −25%#BBA0AC

Channel breakdown

R207
G140
B170
Red207 (81.2%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue333.13°
Saturation (HSL)41.1%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CF · G 8C · B AA

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