Colour

#CF9DFE

#CF9DFE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#CF9DFE is a violet with RGB values 207, 157, 254 and HSL 271°, 98%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#CF9DFE#CF9DFE

HEX#CF9DFE

RGBrgb(207, 157, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.6157, 0.9961

RGB percentages81.2%, 61.6%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(270.9, 98%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.9, 38.2%, 99.6%)

CMYK18.5%, 38.2%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,606,398

CSS custom property--colour: #CF9DFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.91:1

Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#306201

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#88B0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#93B3FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C8ACC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 19.7 Plum · ΔE 19.7 Violet · ΔE 20.5 Orchid · ΔE 22.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 30.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 19.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CCFE9D

Analogous#9F9DFE, #FE9DFD

Triadic#FECF9D, #9DFECF

Split complementary#FDFE9D, #9DFE9E

Tetradic#FE9E9D, #CCFE9D, #9DFDFE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E8CFFF

Darker −10%#B66BFD

Darker −20%#9E38FD

Darker −30%#8506FC

Darker −40%#6B02CD

More saturated +25%#CF9CFF

Less saturated −25%#CFA9F2

Channel breakdown

R207

G157

B254

Red207 (81.2%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue270.93°

Saturation (HSL)97.98%

Lightness80.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CF · G 9D · B FE

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Colour values

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