Colour

#CFA8FF

#CFA8FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CFA8FF is a violet with RGB values 207, 168, 255 and HSL 267°, 100%, 83%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#CFA8FF

RGBrgb(207, 168, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.6588, 1

RGB percentages81.2%, 65.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(266.9, 100%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.9, 34.1%, 100%)

CMYK18.8%, 34.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,609,215

CSS custom property--colour: #CFA8FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.7:1

Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#305700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#95B8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9DB9FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Tritanopia#C8B5C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.1 Medium purple · ΔE 24.3 Violet · ΔE 26.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.6 Orchid · ΔE 27.7 Thistle · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D8FFA8

Analogous#A8ACFF, #FAA8FF

Triadic#FFCFA8, #A8FFCF

Split complementary#FFFAA8, #ADFFA8

Tetradic#FFA8AC, #D8FFA8, #A8FFFA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EBDBFF

Darker −10%#B375FF

Darker −20%#9742FF

Darker −30%#7B0FFF

Darker −40%#6200DB

More saturated +25%#CFA8FF

Less saturated −25%#D0B3F4

Channel breakdown

R207

G168

B255

Red207 (81.2%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue266.9°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness82.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CF · G A8 · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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