Recognised as Colour

#CC76EA

#CC76EA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#CC76EA is a violet with RGB values 204, 118, 234 and HSL 284°, 73%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CC76EA#CC76EA

HEX#CC76EA

RGBrgb(204, 118, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.4627, 0.9176

RGB percentages80%, 46.3%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(284.5, 73.4%, 69%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.5, 49.6%, 91.8%)

CMYK12.8%, 49.6%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,399,786

CSS custom property--colour: #CC76EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1

Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#338915

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F93EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#799BE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CB87A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.2 Violet · ΔE 11.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 11.9 Medium purple · ΔE 18.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.5 Slate blue · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#94EA76

Analogous#9276EA, #EA76CE

Triadic#EACC76, #76EACC

Split complementary#CEEA76, #76EA92

Tetradic#EA9276, #94EA76, #76CEEA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFBFE

Lighter +20%#EDCEF8

Lighter +10%#DCA2F1

Darker −10%#BC4AE3

Darker −20%#A921D9

Darker −30%#871AAD

Darker −40%#641480

More saturated +25%#D662FE

Less saturated −25%#C28AD6

Channel breakdown

R204

G118

B234

Red204 (80%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue284.48°

Saturation (HSL)73.42%

Lightness69.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G 76 · B EA

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