Recognised as Colour

#CC8DEE

#CC8DEE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#CC8DEE is a violet with RGB values 204, 141, 238 and HSL 279°, 74%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

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HEX#CC8DEE

RGBrgb(204, 141, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.5529, 0.9333

RGB percentages80%, 55.3%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(279, 74%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279, 40.8%, 93.3%)

CMYK14.3%, 40.8%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,405,678

CSS custom property--colour: #CC8DEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3806WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1

Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#337211

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7BA2F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original

Deuteranopia#8AA7EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C99BB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 15.8 Orchid · ΔE 16.2 Medium purple · ΔE 17.2 Plum · ΔE 20.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.5 Slate blue · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 15.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AFEE8D

Analogous#9C8DEE, #EE8DDF

Triadic#EECC8D, #8DEECC

Split complementary#DFEE8D, #8DEE9C

Tetradic#EE9C8D, #AFEE8D, #8DDFEE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4E6FB

Lighter +10%#E0B9F5

Darker −10%#B861E7

Darker −20%#A434E1

Darker −30%#8A1DC5

Darker −40%#6B1798

More saturated +25%#D17DFE

Less saturated −25%#C79DDE

Channel breakdown

R204

G141

B238

Red204 (80%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue278.97°

Saturation (HSL)74.05%

Lightness74.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G 8D · B EE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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