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Colour

#CC6AFF

  • #CC6AFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CC6AFF is a violet with RGB values 204, 106, 255 and HSL 279°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CC6AFF#CC6AFF
HEX#CC6AFF
RGBrgb(204, 106, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.4157, 1
RGB percentages80%, 41.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(279.5, 100%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.5, 58.4%, 100%)
CMYK20%, 58.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,396,735
CSS custom property--colour: #CC6AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#339500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3791FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6098FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C785ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.4Dark orchid · ΔE 18.9Violet · ΔE 23.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.4Orchid · ΔE 25.2Blue violet · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DFF6A
Analogous#826AFF, #FF6AE7
Triadic#FFCC6A, #6AFFCC
Split complementary#E7FF6A, #6AFF82
Tetradic#FF826A, #9DFF6A, #6AE7FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFD0FF
Lighter +10%#DD9DFF
Darker −10%#BB37FF
Darker −20%#A904FF
Darker −30%#8900D0
Darker −40%#67009D
More saturated +25%#CC6AFF
Less saturated −25%#C67DEC

Channel breakdown

R204
G106
B255
Red204 (80%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue279.46°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G 6A · B FF

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