Recognised as Colour
#CFA8D8
- #CFA8D8
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CFA8D8 is a violet with RGB values 207, 168, 216 and HSL 289°, 38%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CFA8D8#CFA8D8
HEX#CFA8D8
RGBrgb(207, 168, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.6588, 0.8471
RGB percentages81.2%, 65.9%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(288.8, 38.1%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.8, 22.2%, 84.7%)
CMYK4.2%, 22.2%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,609,176
CSS custom property--colour: #CFA8D8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.25:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#305727
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B1D8A8
Analogous#B7A8D8, #D8A8C9
Triadic#D8CFA8, #A8D8CF
Split complementary#C9D8A8, #A8D8B7
Tetradic#D8B7A8, #B1D8A8, #A8C9D8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R207
G168
B216
Red207 (81.2%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue288.75°
Saturation (HSL)38.1%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CF · G A8 · B D8
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