Recognised as Colour

#CF94E7

#CF94E7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CF94E7 is a violet with RGB values 207, 148, 231 and HSL 283°, 63%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#CF94E7

RGBrgb(207, 148, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.5804, 0.9059

RGB percentages81.2%, 58%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(282.7, 63.4%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.7, 35.9%, 90.6%)

CMYK10.4%, 35.9%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,604,071

CSS custom property--colour: #CF94E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1

Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#306B18

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#87A6EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#95ACE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CE9FB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.6 Orchid · ΔE 20 Violet · ΔE 20.1 Medium purple · ΔE 22.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 31 Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACE794

Analogous#A694E7, #E794D5

Triadic#E7CF94, #94E7CF

Split complementary#D5E794, #94E7A6

Tetradic#E7A694, #ACE794, #94D5E7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4E7FA

Lighter +10%#E2BEF0

Darker −10%#BC6ADE

Darker −20%#AA41D4

Darker −30%#8F29B9

Darker −40%#6F208F

More saturated +25%#D684F7

Less saturated −25%#C8A4D7

Channel breakdown

R207

G148

B231

Red207 (81.2%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue282.65°

Saturation (HSL)63.36%

Lightness74.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CF · G 94 · B E7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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