Colour
#CC88CC
- #CC88CC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CC88CC is a magenta with RGB values 204, 136, 204 and HSL 300°, 40%, 67%. 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
#CC88CC#CC88CC
HEX#CC88CC
HEX (short)#C8C
RGBrgb(204, 136, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.5333, 0.8
RGB percentages80%, 53.3%, 80%
HSLhsl(300, 40%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 33.3%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 33.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,404,364
CSS custom property--colour: #CC88CC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34805WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.96:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#337733
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#88CC88
Analogous#AA88CC, #CC88AA
Triadic#CCCC88, #88CCCC
Split complementary#AACC88, #88CCAA
Tetradic#CCAA88, #88CC88, #88AACC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G136
B204
Red204 (80%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR CC · G 88 · B CC
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