Colour

#CF9AFF

#CF9AFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#CF9AFF is a violet with RGB values 207, 154, 255 and HSL 271°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#CF9AFF#CF9AFF

HEX#CF9AFF

RGBrgb(207, 154, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.6039, 1

RGB percentages81.2%, 60.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(271.5, 100%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.5, 39.6%, 100%)

CMYK18.8%, 39.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,605,631

CSS custom property--colour: #CF9AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1

Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#306500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#84AEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#90B1FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C8AAC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.5 Violet · ΔE 19.1 Orchid · ΔE 21 Plum · ΔE 21.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 28 Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CAFF9A

Analogous#9D9AFF, #FF9AFC

Triadic#FFCF9A, #9AFFCF

Split complementary#FDFF9A, #9AFF9C

Tetradic#FF9C9A, #CAFF9A, #9AFCFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E7CDFF

Darker −10%#B767FF

Darker −20%#9F34FF

Darker −30%#8601FF

Darker −40%#6C00CD

More saturated +25%#CF9AFF

Less saturated −25%#CEA7F2

Channel breakdown

R207

G154

B255

Red207 (81.2%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue271.49°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CF · G 9A · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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