Recognised as Colour
#CC96DD
- #CC96DD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CC96DD is a violet with RGB values 204, 150, 221 and HSL 286°, 51%, 73%. 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
#CC96DD#CC96DD
HEX#CC96DD
RGBrgb(204, 150, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.5882, 0.8667
RGB percentages80%, 58.8%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(285.6, 51.1%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.6, 32.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK7.7%, 32.1%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,407,965
CSS custom property--colour: #CC96DD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.7 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#A7A7A7
Inverted#336922
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A7DD96
Analogous#A996DD, #DD96CB
Triadic#DDCC96, #96DDCC
Split complementary#CBDD96, #96DDA9
Tetradic#DDA996, #A7DD96, #96CBDD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G150
B221
Red204 (80%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue285.63°
Saturation (HSL)51.08%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G 96 · B DD
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