Colour

#CFBBFF

#CFBBFF
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#CFBBFF is a violet with RGB values 207, 187, 255 and HSL 258°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CFBBFF#CFBBFF

HEX#CFBBFF

RGBrgb(207, 187, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.7333, 1

RGB percentages81.2%, 73.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(257.6, 100%, 86.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.6, 26.7%, 100%)

CMYK18.8%, 26.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,614,079

CSS custom property--colour: #CFBBFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56026WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.21:1

Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#304400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ACC5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFC5FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C6C5D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.3 Thistle · ΔE 22.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 26.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.8 Lavender · ΔE 29.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EBFFBB

Analogous#BBC9FF, #F1BBFF

Triadic#FFCFBB, #BBFFCF

Split complementary#FFF1BB, #C9FFBB

Tetradic#FFBBC9, #EBFFBB, #BBFFF1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F3EEFF

Darker −10%#AB88FF

Darker −20%#8755FF

Darker −30%#6322FF

Darker −40%#4600EE

More saturated +25%#CFBBFF

Less saturated −25%#D3C3F7

Channel breakdown

R207

G187

B255

Red207 (81.2%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue257.65°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness86.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CF · G BB · B FF

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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