Recognised as Colour

#CFACEE

#CFACEE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CFACEE is a violet with RGB values 207, 172, 238 and HSL 272°, 66%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CFACEE#CFACEE

HEX#CFACEE

RGBrgb(207, 172, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.6745, 0.9333

RGB percentages81.2%, 67.5%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(271.8, 66%, 80.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.8, 27.7%, 93.3%)

CMYK13%, 27.7%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,610,222

CSS custom property--colour: #CFACEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.79:1

Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#305311

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A1B8F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8BAECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Tritanopia#CBB5C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.1 Thistle · ΔE 22.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 29.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.5 Medium purple · ΔE 32.2 Pink · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBEEAC

Analogous#AEACEE, #EEACEC

Triadic#EECFAC, #ACEECF

Split complementary#ECEEAC, #ACEEAE

Tetradic#EEAEAC, #CBEEAC, #ACECEE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E7D6F7

Darker −10%#B782E5

Darker −20%#9E57DD

Darker −30%#862DD4

Darker −40%#6B23AB

More saturated +25%#D0A0FB

Less saturated −25%#CEB9E2

Channel breakdown

R207

G172

B238

Red207 (81.2%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue271.82°

Saturation (HSL)66%

Lightness80.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CF · G AC · B EE

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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