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Recognised as Colour

#CFA6E8

  • #CFA6E8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#CFA6E8 is a violet with RGB values 207, 166, 232 and HSL 277°, 59%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CFA6E8#CFA6E8
HEX#CFA6E8
RGBrgb(207, 166, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.651, 0.9098
RGB percentages81.2%, 65.1%, 91%
HSLhsl(277.3, 58.9%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.3, 28.4%, 91%)
CMYK10.8%, 28.4%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,608,680
CSS custom property--colour: #CFA6E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.27:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#305917

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CB3EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4B6E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CDAEBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 7.8Thistle · ΔE 23.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.4Medium purple · ΔE 31Violet · ΔE 31.1Light steelblue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 7.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFE8A6
Analogous#AEA6E8, #E8A6E0
Triadic#E8CFA6, #A6E8CF
Split complementary#E0E8A6, #A6E8AE
Tetradic#E8AEA6, #BFE8A6, #A6E0E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBF7FD
Lighter +10%#E5CFF2
Darker −10%#B97DDE
Darker −20%#A355D3
Darker −30%#8C32C3
Darker −40%#6F289A
More saturated +25%#D298F6
Less saturated −25%#CCB4DA

Channel breakdown

R207
G166
B232
Red207 (81.2%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue277.27°
Saturation (HSL)58.93%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CF · G A6 · B E8

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