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Recognised as Colour

#CFC2EB

  • #CFC2EB
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#CFC2EB is a violet with RGB values 207, 194, 235 and HSL 259°, 51%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CFC2EB#CFC2EB
HEX#CFC2EB
RGBrgb(207, 194, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.7608, 0.9216
RGB percentages81.2%, 76.1%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(259, 50.6%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259, 17.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK11.9%, 17.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,615,851
CSS custom property--colour: #CFC2EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.57:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#303D14

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#BAC8EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCC8EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CAC8D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 9.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#DEEBC2
Analogous#C2CAEB, #E3C2EB
Triadic#EBCFC2, #C2EBCF
Split complementary#EBE4C2, #C9EBC2
Tetradic#EBC2CA, #DEEBC2, #C2EBE3

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EDE8F8
Darker −10%#B19CDE
Darker −20%#9375D2
Darker −30%#744FC5
Darker −40%#5C38A9
More saturated +25%#CBB8F5
Less saturated −25%#D3CCE1

Channel breakdown

R207
G194
B235
Red207 (81.2%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue259.02°
Saturation (HSL)50.62%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CF · G C2 · B EB

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