Colour

#CFBCFF

#CFBCFF
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#CFBCFF is a violet with RGB values 207, 188, 255 and HSL 257°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CFBCFF#CFBCFF

HEX#CFBCFF

RGBrgb(207, 188, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.7373, 1

RGB percentages81.2%, 73.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(257, 100%, 86.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257, 26.3%, 100%)

CMYK18.8%, 26.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,614,335

CSS custom property--colour: #CFBCFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.29:1

Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#304300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ADC6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0C5FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C6C6D3no 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 text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.6 Thistle · ΔE 22.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 26.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28 Lavender · ΔE 29 Light skyblue · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECFFBC

Analogous#BCCBFF, #F0BCFF

Triadic#FFCFBC, #BCFFCF

Split complementary#FFF0BC, #CBFFBC

Tetradic#FFBCCB, #ECFFBC, #BCFFF0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F4EFFF

Darker −10%#AA89FF

Darker −20%#8656FF

Darker −30%#6123FF

Darker −40%#4400EF

More saturated +25%#CFBCFF

Less saturated −25%#D3C4F7

Channel breakdown

R207

G188

B255

Red207 (81.2%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue257.01°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness86.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CF · G BC · B FF

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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