Recognised as Colour
#CFAAE4
- #CFAAE4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CFAAE4 is a violet with RGB values 207, 170, 228 and HSL 278°, 52%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CFAAE4#CFAAE4
HEX#CFAAE4
RGBrgb(207, 170, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.6667, 0.8941
RGB percentages81.2%, 66.7%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(278.3, 51.8%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.3, 25.4%, 89.4%)
CMYK9.2%, 25.4%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,609,700
CSS custom property--colour: #CFAAE4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.52:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#30551B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BFE4AA
Analogous#B2AAE4, #E4AADC
Triadic#E4CFAA, #AAE4CF
Split complementary#DCE4AA, #AAE4B2
Tetradic#E4B2AA, #BFE4AA, #AADCE4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R207
G170
B228
Red207 (81.2%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue278.28°
Saturation (HSL)51.79%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CF · G AA · B E4
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