Colour

#CC8EEF

#CC8EEF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#CC8EEF is a violet with RGB values 204, 142, 239 and HSL 278°, 75%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#CC8EEF#CC8EEF

HEX#CC8EEF

RGBrgb(204, 142, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.5569, 0.9373

RGB percentages80%, 55.7%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(278.4, 75.2%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.4, 40.6%, 93.7%)

CMYK14.6%, 40.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,405,935

CSS custom property--colour: #CC8EEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1

Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#337110

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7CA3F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8BA8ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C99CB3no 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 text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 16.1 Orchid · ΔE 16.6 Medium purple · ΔE 17.3 Plum · ΔE 20.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.8 Slate blue · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 16.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B1EF8E

Analogous#9C8EEF, #EF8EE1

Triadic#EFCC8E, #8EEFCC

Split complementary#E2EF8E, #8EEF9C

Tetradic#EF9C8E, #B1EF8E, #8EE2EF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4E7FC

Lighter +10%#E0BBF5

Darker −10%#B861E9

Darker −20%#A435E2

Darker −30%#8A1CC8

Darker −40%#6B169B

More saturated +25%#D07EFF

Less saturated −25%#C89EDF

Channel breakdown

R204

G142

B239

Red204 (80%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue278.35°

Saturation (HSL)75.19%

Lightness74.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G 8E · B EF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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