Recognised as Colour

#C884D9

#C884D9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#C884D9 is a violet with RGB values 200, 132, 217 and HSL 288°, 53%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C884D9

RGBrgb(200, 132, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.5176, 0.851

RGB percentages78.4%, 51.8%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(288, 52.8%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288, 39.2%, 85.1%)

CMYK7.8%, 39.2%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,141,209

CSS custom property--colour: #C884D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.76:1

Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#377B26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7899DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8AA0D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C98EA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 15.2 Plum · ΔE 16.1 Violet · ΔE 17.2 Medium purple · ΔE 19.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.1 Slate blue · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 15.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#95D984

Analogous#9E84D9, #D984C0

Triadic#D9C884, #84D9C8

Split complementary#C0D984, #84D99E

Tetradic#D99E84, #95D984, #84C0D9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCF9FD

Lighter +20%#EBD2F1

Lighter +10%#D9ABE5

Darker −10%#B75DCD

Darker −20%#A33ABD

Darker −30%#812E96

Darker −40%#5F226F

More saturated +25%#D470ED

Less saturated −25%#BC98C5

Channel breakdown

R200

G132

B217

Red200 (78.4%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue288°

Saturation (HSL)52.8%

Lightness68.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C8 · G 84 · B D9

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Colour values

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