Recognised as Colour
#CC8DE3
- #CC8DE3
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CC8DE3 is a violet with RGB values 204, 141, 227 and HSL 284°, 61%, 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
#CC8DE3#CC8DE3
HEX#CC8DE3
RGBrgb(204, 141, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.5529, 0.8902
RGB percentages80%, 55.3%, 89%
HSLhsl(284, 60.6%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284, 37.9%, 89%)
CMYK10.1%, 37.9%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,405,667
CSS custom property--colour: #CC8DE3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37433WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.49:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#33721C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A4E38D
Analogous#A18DE3, #E38DCF
Triadic#E3CC8D, #8DE3CC
Split complementary#CFE38D, #8DE3A1
Tetradic#E3A18D, #A4E38D, #8DCFE3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G141
B227
Red204 (80%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue283.95°
Saturation (HSL)60.56%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G 8D · B E3
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