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Recognised as Colour

#CC54ED

  • #CC54ED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CC54ED is a violet with RGB values 204, 84, 237 and HSL 287°, 81%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CC54ED#CC54ED
HEX#CC54ED
RGBrgb(204, 84, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.3294, 0.9294
RGB percentages80%, 32.9%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(287.1, 81%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.1, 64.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK13.9%, 64.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,391,085
CSS custom property--colour: #CC54ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#33AB12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1C82F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B8EE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CB6F9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.4Dark orchid · ΔE 15Dark violet · ΔE 24.1Blue violet · ΔE 24.2Violet · ΔE 25.9Orchid · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75ED54
Analogous#7F54ED, #ED54C2
Triadic#EDCC54, #54EDCC
Split complementary#C2ED54, #54ED7F
Tetradic#ED8054, #75ED54, #54C2ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5DEFC
Lighter +20%#E8B0F7
Lighter +10%#DA82F2
Darker −10%#BE26E8
Darker −20%#A015C6
Darker −30%#7B1098
Darker −40%#550B6A
More saturated +25%#D642FF
Less saturated −25%#BF6CD5

Channel breakdown

R204
G84
B237
Red204 (80%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue287.06°
Saturation (HSL)80.95%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G 54 · B ED

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