Recognised as Colour

#CF95E3

#CF95E3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CF95E3 is a violet with RGB values 207, 149, 227 and HSL 285°, 58%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#CF95E3

RGBrgb(207, 149, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.5843, 0.8902

RGB percentages81.2%, 58.4%, 89%

HSLhsl(284.6, 58.2%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.6, 34.4%, 89%)

CMYK8.8%, 34.4%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,604,323

CSS custom property--colour: #CF95E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.06:1

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

Contrast with black9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#306A1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8AA7E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#98ACE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Tritanopia#CF9EB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 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 text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.1 Orchid · ΔE 21.5 Violet · ΔE 21.9 Medium purple · ΔE 24.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.6 Thistle · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A9E395

Analogous#A895E3, #E395D0

Triadic#E3CF95, #95E3CF

Split complementary#D0E395, #95E3A8

Tetradic#E3A895, #A9E395, #95D0E3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4E6F8

Lighter +10%#E1BDEE

Darker −10%#BD6DD8

Darker −20%#AA44CE

Darker −30%#8F2FB0

Darker −40%#6E2488

More saturated +25%#D784F4

Less saturated −25%#C7A6D2

Channel breakdown

R207

G149

B227

Red207 (81.2%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue284.62°

Saturation (HSL)58.21%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CF · G 95 · B E3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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