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Recognised as Colour

#CFB7DC

  • #CFB7DC
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#CFB7DC is a violet with RGB values 207, 183, 220 and HSL 279°, 35%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CFB7DC#CFB7DC
HEX#CFB7DC
RGBrgb(207, 183, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.7176, 0.8627
RGB percentages81.2%, 71.8%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(278.9, 34.6%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.9, 16.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK5.9%, 16.8%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,613,020
CSS custom property--colour: #CFB7DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.46:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#304823

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2BEDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7C0DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CEBBC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7Light steelblue · ΔE 16.6Plum · ΔE 18.9Lavender · ΔE 19.3Pink · ΔE 21.6Silver · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4DCB7
Analogous#BDB7DC, #DCB7D7
Triadic#DCCFB7, #B7DCCF
Split complementary#D7DCB7, #B7DCBD
Tetradic#DCBDB7, #C4DCB7, #B7D7DC

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%#B895CB
Darker −20%#A172BB
Darker −30%#8A52A8
Darker −40%#6E4186
More saturated +25%#D3AAE9
Less saturated −25%#CBC4CF

Channel breakdown

R207
G183
B220
Red207 (81.2%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue278.92°
Saturation (HSL)34.58%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CF · G B7 · B DC

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