Recognised as Colour
#CC87DA
- #CC87DA
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CC87DA is a violet with RGB values 204, 135, 218 and HSL 290°, 53%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CC87DA#CC87DA
HEX#CC87DA
RGBrgb(204, 135, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.5294, 0.8549
RGB percentages80%, 52.9%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(289.9, 52.9%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.9, 38.1%, 85.5%)
CMYK6.4%, 38.1%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,404,122
CSS custom property--colour: #CC87DA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.05:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#337825
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#95DA87
Analogous#A387DA, #DA87BE
Triadic#DACC87, #87DACC
Split complementary#BEDA87, #87DAA3
Tetradic#DAA387, #95DA87, #87BEDA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G135
B218
Red204 (80%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue289.88°
Saturation (HSL)52.87%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G 87 · B DA
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