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Colour

#CFB6DD

  • #CFB6DD
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#CFB6DD is a violet with RGB values 207, 182, 221 and HSL 278°, 36%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CFB6DD#CFB6DD
HEX#CFB6DD
RGBrgb(207, 182, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.7137, 0.8667
RGB percentages81.2%, 71.4%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(278.5, 36.4%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.5, 17.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK6.3%, 17.6%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,612,765
CSS custom property--colour: #CFB6DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.39:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#304922

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1BDDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6BFDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CEBAC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 8.1Light steelblue · ΔE 17.4Plum · ΔE 17.9Lavender · ΔE 20.2Pink · ΔE 22.1Silver · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.07, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4DDB6
Analogous#BCB6DD, #DDB6D8
Triadic#DDCFB6, #B6DDCF
Split complementary#D8DDB6, #B6DDBC
Tetradic#DDBCB6, #C4DDB6, #B6D8DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFCFD
Lighter +10%#E6D9ED
Darker −10%#B893CD
Darker −20%#A170BD
Darker −30%#8A4FAB
Darker −40%#6E3F88
More saturated +25%#D3A9EA
Less saturated −25%#CBC3D0

Channel breakdown

R207
G182
B221
Red207 (81.2%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue278.46°
Saturation (HSL)36.45%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CF · G B6 · B DD

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