Colour

#CFBAFF

#CFBAFF
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#CFBAFF is a violet with RGB values 207, 186, 255 and HSL 258°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CFBAFF#CFBAFF

HEX#CFBAFF

RGBrgb(207, 186, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.7294, 1

RGB percentages81.2%, 72.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(258.3, 100%, 86.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.3, 27.1%, 100%)

CMYK18.8%, 27.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,613,823

CSS custom property--colour: #CFBAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.12:1

Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#304500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ABC5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#AEC4FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C6C5D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16 Thistle · ΔE 23.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 27.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.6 Lavender · ΔE 30.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EAFFBA

Analogous#BAC7FF, #F2BAFF

Triadic#FFCFBA, #BAFFCF

Split complementary#FFF2BA, #C7FFBA

Tetradic#FFBAC7, #EAFFBA, #BAFFF2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F2EDFF

Darker −10%#AC87FF

Darker −20%#8854FF

Darker −30%#6521FF

Darker −40%#4800ED

More saturated +25%#CFBAFF

Less saturated −25%#D2C3F6

Channel breakdown

R207

G186

B255

Red207 (81.2%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue258.26°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness86.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CF · G BA · B FF

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Colour values

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