Recognised as Colour
#CC8DE2
- #CC8DE2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CC8DE2 is a violet with RGB values 204, 141, 226 and HSL 284°, 59%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CC8DE2#CC8DE2
HEX#CC8DE2
RGBrgb(204, 141, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.5529, 0.8863
RGB percentages80%, 55.3%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(284.5, 59.4%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.5, 37.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK9.7%, 37.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,405,666
CSS custom property--colour: #CC8DE2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37378WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.48:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#33721D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A3E28D
Analogous#A18DE2, #E28DCD
Triadic#E2CC8D, #8DE2CC
Split complementary#CDE28D, #8DE2A2
Tetradic#E2A28D, #A3E28D, #8DCDE2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G141
B226
Red204 (80%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue284.47°
Saturation (HSL)59.44%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G 8D · B E2
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