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Recognised as Colour

#CC7AE8

  • #CC7AE8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#CC7AE8 is a violet with RGB values 204, 122, 232 and HSL 285°, 71%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CC7AE8#CC7AE8
HEX#CC7AE8
RGBrgb(204, 122, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.4784, 0.9098
RGB percentages80%, 47.8%, 91%
HSLhsl(284.7, 70.5%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.7, 47.4%, 91%)
CMYK12.1%, 47.4%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,400,808
CSS custom property--colour: #CC7AE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#338517

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6595ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D9DE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Tritanopia#CB8AA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 10.3Violet · ΔE 10.8Medium orchid · ΔE 14.5Medium purple · ΔE 17.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.7Slate blue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 10.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96E87A
Analogous#957AE8, #E87ACD
Triadic#E8CC7A, #7AE8CC
Split complementary#CDE87A, #7AE895
Tetradic#E8957A, #96E87A, #7ACDE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFCFF
Lighter +20%#EDD1F7
Lighter +10%#DDA5F0
Darker −10%#BB4FE0
Darker −20%#AA25D7
Darker −30%#871EAB
Darker −40%#651680
More saturated +25%#D666FC
Less saturated −25%#C28ED5

Channel breakdown

R204
G122
B232
Red204 (80%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue284.73°
Saturation (HSL)70.51%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G 7A · B E8

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