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Recognised as Colour

#CC7FEE

  • #CC7FEE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#CC7FEE is a violet with RGB values 204, 127, 238 and HSL 282°, 77%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#CC7FEE#CC7FEE
HEX#CC7FEE
RGBrgb(204, 127, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.498, 0.9333
RGB percentages80%, 49.8%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(281.6, 76.6%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.6, 46.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK14.3%, 46.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,402,094
CSS custom property--colour: #CC7FEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#338011

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#699AF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7EA0EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CA8FABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 11.9Orchid · ΔE 12.3Medium orchid · ΔE 16Medium purple · ΔE 16.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.8Slate blue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 11.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1EE7F
Analogous#957FEE, #EE7FD8
Triadic#EECC7F, #7FEECC
Split complementary#D8EE7F, #7FEE95
Tetradic#EE957F, #A1EE7F, #7FD8EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0D9FA
Lighter +10%#DEACF4
Darker −10%#BA52E8
Darker −20%#A825E2
Darker −30%#8919BB
Darker −40%#68138E
More saturated +25%#D36EFF
Less saturated −25%#C591DC

Channel breakdown

R204
G127
B238
Red204 (80%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue281.62°
Saturation (HSL)76.55%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G 7F · B EE

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