Recognised as Colour

#CC8AAB

#CC8AAB
Red
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CC8AAB is a red with RGB values 204, 138, 171 and HSL 330°, 39%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CC8AAB#CC8AAB

HEX#CC8AAB

RGBrgb(204, 138, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.5412, 0.6706

RGB percentages80%, 54.1%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(330, 39.3%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330, 32.4%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 32.4%, 16.2%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,404,843

CSS custom property--colour: #CC8AAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.79:1

Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#337554

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F97ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9FA2A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D58995no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 17.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.9 Light pink · ΔE 20.3 Pink · ΔE 22.2 Thistle · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8ACCAB

Analogous#CC8ACC, #CC8A8A

Triadic#ABCC8A, #8AABCC

Split complementary#8ACC8A, #8ACCCC

Tetradic#CCCC8A, #8ACCAB, #8A8ACC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF5F8

Lighter +20%#EBD1DE

Lighter +10%#DBAEC5

Darker −10%#BD6692

Darker −20%#A74978

Darker −30%#84395F

Darker −40%#602A45

More saturated +25%#E175AB

Less saturated −25%#B79FAB

Channel breakdown

R204

G138

B171

Red204 (80%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue330°

Saturation (HSL)39.29%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 8A · B AB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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