Recognised as Colour

#CC94ED

#CC94ED
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CC94ED is a violet with RGB values 204, 148, 237 and HSL 278°, 71%, 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

#CC94ED#CC94ED

HEX#CC94ED

RGBrgb(204, 148, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.5804, 0.9294

RGB percentages80%, 58%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(277.8, 71.2%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.8, 37.6%, 92.9%)

CMYK13.9%, 37.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,407,469

CSS custom property--colour: #CC94ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1

Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#336B12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#84A7F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#91ABEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C9A0B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.9 Violet · ΔE 19.5 Orchid · ΔE 19.7 Medium purple · ΔE 19.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B5ED94

Analogous#A094ED, #ED94E1

Triadic#EDCC94, #94EDCC

Split complementary#E2ED94, #94EDA0

Tetradic#EDA094, #B5ED94, #94E2ED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6EBFC

Lighter +10%#E1C0F4

Darker −10%#B768E6

Darker −20%#A23DDE

Darker −30%#8921C7

Darker −40%#6B1A9B

More saturated +25%#D084FD

Less saturated −25%#C8A4DD

Channel breakdown

R204

G148

B237

Red204 (80%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue277.75°

Saturation (HSL)71.2%

Lightness75.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G 94 · B ED

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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