Colour

#C88DDB

#C88DDB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C88DDB is a violet with RGB values 200, 141, 219 and HSL 285°, 52%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#C88DDB

RGBrgb(200, 141, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.5529, 0.8588

RGB percentages78.4%, 55.3%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(285.4, 52%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.4, 35.6%, 85.9%)

CMYK8.7%, 35.6%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,143,515

CSS custom property--colour: #C88DDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36444WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1

Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#377224

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#829FDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#90A5D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C896AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.6 Orchid · ΔE 20.2 Violet · ΔE 21.5 Medium purple · ΔE 22.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 31.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A0DB8D

Analogous#A18DDB, #DB8DC7

Triadic#DBC88D, #8DDBC8

Split complementary#C7DB8D, #8DDBA1

Tetradic#DBA18D, #A0DB8D, #8DC7DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDDBF3

Lighter +10%#DBB4E7

Darker −10%#B566CF

Darker −20%#A33FC3

Darker −30%#83329D

Darker −40%#632577

More saturated +25%#D27AEE

Less saturated −25%#BEA0C8

Channel breakdown

R200

G141

B219

Red200 (78.4%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue285.38°

Saturation (HSL)52%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C8 · G 8D · B DB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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