Recognised as Colour

#CC94E8

#CC94E8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CC94E8 is a violet with RGB values 204, 148, 232 and HSL 280°, 65%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CC94E8#CC94E8

HEX#CC94E8

RGBrgb(204, 148, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.5804, 0.9098

RGB percentages80%, 58%, 91%

HSLhsl(280, 64.6%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280, 36.2%, 91%)

CMYK12.1%, 36.2%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,407,464

CSS custom property--colour: #CC94E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.97:1

Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#336B17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#86A6EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#93ABE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CA9FB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.4 Orchid · ΔE 20.5 Violet · ΔE 20.7 Medium purple · ΔE 21.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 30.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B0E894

Analogous#A294E8, #E894DA

Triadic#E8CC94, #94E8CC

Split complementary#DAE894, #94E8A2

Tetradic#E8A294, #B0E894, #94DAE8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4E8FA

Lighter +10%#E0BEF1

Darker −10%#B86ADF

Darker −20%#A440D6

Darker −30%#8A28BB

Darker −40%#6B1F91

More saturated +25%#D184F8

Less saturated −25%#C7A4D8

Channel breakdown

R204

G148

B232

Red204 (80%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue280°

Saturation (HSL)64.62%

Lightness74.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G 94 · B E8

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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