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Recognised as Colour

#CFB5DA

  • #CFB5DA
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#CFB5DA is a violet with RGB values 207, 181, 218 and HSL 282°, 33%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CFB5DA#CFB5DA
HEX#CFB5DA
RGBrgb(207, 181, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.7098, 0.8549
RGB percentages81.2%, 71%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(282.2, 33.3%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.2, 17%, 85.5%)
CMYK5%, 17%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,612,506
CSS custom property--colour: #CFB5DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.28:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#304A25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1BCDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6BFD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#CFB9C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.2Light steelblue · ΔE 17.3Plum · ΔE 18.3Lavender · ΔE 20.1Pink · ΔE 21.3Silver · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.25, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0DAB5
Analogous#BCB5DA, #DAB5D3
Triadic#DACFB5, #B5DACF
Split complementary#D3DAB5, #B5DABC
Tetradic#DABCB5, #C0DAB5, #B5D3DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBF9FC
Lighter +10%#E5D7EB
Darker −10%#B993C9
Darker −20%#A371B8
Darker −30%#8C52A4
Darker −40%#6F4182
More saturated +25%#D5A7E8
Less saturated −25%#C9C3CC

Channel breakdown

R207
G181
B218
Red207 (81.2%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue282.16°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CF · G B5 · B DA

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