Recognised as Colour

#CF9FEA

#CF9FEA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CF9FEA is a violet with RGB values 207, 159, 234 and HSL 278°, 64%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#CF9FEA

RGBrgb(207, 159, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.6235, 0.9176

RGB percentages81.2%, 62.4%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(278.4, 64.1%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.4, 32.1%, 91.8%)

CMYK11.5%, 32.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,606,890

CSS custom property--colour: #CF9FEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.8:1

Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#306015

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#93AEEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9EB2E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CDA9BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 9.2 Violet · ΔE 26 Orchid · ΔE 26.1 Medium purple · ΔE 26.4 Thistle · ΔE 29.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.15, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BAEA9F

Analogous#AA9FEA, #EA9FDF

Triadic#EACF9F, #9FEACF

Split complementary#DFEA9F, #9FEAAA

Tetradic#EAAA9F, #BAEA9F, #9FDFEA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9F3FC

Lighter +10%#E4C9F3

Darker −10%#BA75E1

Darker −20%#A54BD8

Darker −30%#8E2BC5

Darker −40%#6F229B

More saturated +25%#D390F9

Less saturated −25%#CBAEDB

Channel breakdown

R207

G159

B234

Red207 (81.2%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue278.4°

Saturation (HSL)64.1%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CF · G 9F · B EA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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