Colour

#CC64FF

#CC64FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#CC64FF is a violet with RGB values 204, 100, 255 and HSL 280°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CC64FF#CC64FF

HEX#CC64FF

RGBrgb(204, 100, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.3922, 1

RGB percentages80%, 39.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(280.3, 100%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.3, 60.8%, 100%)

CMYK20%, 60.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,395,199

CSS custom property--colour: #CC64FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.83:1

Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#339B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#288EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B95FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original

Tritanopia#C781A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 16 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.6 Blue violet · ΔE 24.1 Dark violet · ΔE 26.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.2 Violet · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 16.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97FF64

Analogous#7E64FF, #FF64E5

Triadic#FFCC64, #64FFCC

Split complementary#E5FF64, #64FF7E

Tetradic#FF7E64, #97FF64, #64E5FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFDFF

Lighter +20%#EECAFF

Lighter +10%#DD97FF

Darker −10%#BB31FF

Darker −20%#AA00FD

Darker −30%#8800CA

Darker −40%#650097

More saturated +25%#CC64FF

Less saturated −25%#C577EC

Channel breakdown

R204

G100

B255

Red204 (80%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue280.26°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G 64 · B FF

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