Colour
#CC8CC7
- #CC8CC7
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CC8CC7 is a magenta with RGB values 204, 140, 199 and HSL 305°, 39%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CC8CC7#CC8CC7
HEX#CC8CC7
RGBrgb(204, 140, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.549, 0.7804
RGB percentages80%, 54.9%, 78%
HSLhsl(304.7, 38.6%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.7, 31.4%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 31.4%, 2.5%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,405,383
CSS custom property--colour: #CC8CC7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#337338
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8CCC91
Analogous#B18CCC, #CC8CA7
Triadic#C7CC8C, #8CC7CC
Split complementary#A7CC8C, #8CCCB1
Tetradic#CCB18C, #8CCC91, #8CA7CC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G140
B199
Red204 (80%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue304.69°
Saturation (HSL)38.55%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 8C · B C7
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