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Recognised as Colour

#CC8BBD

  • #CC8BBD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#CC8BBD is a magenta with RGB values 204, 139, 189 and HSL 314°, 39%, 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

#CC8BBD#CC8BBD
HEX#CC8BBD
RGBrgb(204, 139, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.5451, 0.7412
RGB percentages80%, 54.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(313.8, 38.9%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.8, 31.9%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 31.9%, 7.4%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,405,117
CSS custom property--colour: #CC8BBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#337442

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B9ABFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BA3BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D28D9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 9.7Pale violetred · ΔE 21.6Thistle · ΔE 25Light pink · ΔE 26.4Rosy brown · ΔE 27.5Pink · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.7, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BCC9A
Analogous#BB8BCC, #CC8B9D
Triadic#BDCC8B, #8BBDCC
Split complementary#9DCC8B, #8BCCBB
Tetradic#CCBB8B, #8BCC9A, #8B9DCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF5F9
Lighter +20%#EBD2E5
Lighter +10%#DCAED1
Darker −10%#BC68A9
Darker −20%#A74A92
Darker −30%#843A73
Darker −40%#612A54
More saturated +25%#E176C8
Less saturated −25%#B7A0B2

Channel breakdown

R204
G139
B189
Red204 (80%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue313.85°
Saturation (HSL)38.92%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 8B · B BD

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