Colour

#CC94FF

#CC94FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#CC94FF is a violet with RGB values 204, 148, 255 and HSL 271°, 100%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#CC94FF#CC94FF

HEX#CC94FF

RGBrgb(204, 148, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.5804, 1

RGB percentages80%, 58%, 100%

HSLhsl(271.4, 100%, 79%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.4, 42%, 100%)

CMYK20%, 42%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,407,487

CSS custom property--colour: #CC94FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.25:1

Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#336B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7BAAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#89ADFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C5A5BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.6 Violet · ΔE 17.8 Orchid · ΔE 19.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.9 Plum · ΔE 25 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C7FF94

Analogous#9794FF, #FF94FD

Triadic#FFCC94, #94FFCC

Split complementary#FCFF94, #94FF97

Tetradic#FF9794, #C7FF94, #94FCFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFAFF

Lighter +10%#E4C7FF

Darker −10%#B461FF

Darker −20%#9B2EFF

Darker −30%#8300FA

Darker −40%#6800C7

More saturated +25%#CC94FF

Less saturated −25%#CBA1F2

Channel breakdown

R204

G148

B255

Red204 (80%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue271.4°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness79.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G 94 · B FF

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