Colour

#CF9EFF

#CF9EFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CF9EFF is a violet with RGB values 207, 158, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#CF9EFF

RGBrgb(207, 158, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.6196, 1

RGB percentages81.2%, 62%, 100%

HSLhsl(270.3, 100%, 81%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.3, 38%, 100%)

CMYK18.8%, 38%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,606,655

CSS custom property--colour: #CF9EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.99:1

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

Contrast with black9.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#306100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#89B1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#94B3FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C8ADC3no 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 text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.8 Medium purple · ΔE 19.9 Violet · ΔE 20.9 Orchid · ΔE 22.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CEFF9E

Analogous#9F9EFF, #FF9EFF

Triadic#FFCF9E, #9EFFCF

Split complementary#FFFF9E, #9EFF9F

Tetradic#FF9F9E, #CEFF9E, #9EFFFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E8D1FF

Darker −10%#B66BFF

Darker −20%#9D38FF

Darker −30%#8305FF

Darker −40%#6A00D1

More saturated +25%#CF9EFF

Less saturated −25%#CFAAF3

Channel breakdown

R207

G158

B255

Red207 (81.2%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue270.31°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CF · G 9E · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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