Recognised as Colour

#CF8FDF

#CF8FDF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CF8FDF is a violet with RGB values 207, 143, 223 and HSL 288°, 56%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CF8FDF#CF8FDF

HEX#CF8FDF

RGBrgb(207, 143, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.5608, 0.8745

RGB percentages81.2%, 56.1%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(288, 55.6%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288, 35.9%, 87.5%)

CMYK7.2%, 35.9%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,602,783

CSS custom property--colour: #CF8FDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1

Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#307020

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#85A2E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#94A9DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D098ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.7 Orchid · ΔE 18.7 Violet · ΔE 19.6 Medium purple · ΔE 23.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 30.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9FDF8F

Analogous#A78FDF, #DF8FC7

Triadic#DFCF8F, #8FDFCF

Split complementary#C7DF8F, #8FDFA7

Tetradic#DFA78F, #9FDF8F, #8FC7DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1DEF6

Lighter +10%#E0B7EA

Darker −10%#BE67D4

Darker −20%#AD40C8

Darker −30%#8E2FA6

Darker −40%#6C247E

More saturated +25%#DA7DF1

Less saturated −25%#C4A1CD

Channel breakdown

R207

G143

B223

Red207 (81.2%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue288°

Saturation (HSL)55.56%

Lightness71.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CF · G 8F · B DF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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