Colour

#CC97FF

#CC97FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#CC97FF is a violet with RGB values 204, 151, 255 and HSL 271°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#CC97FF#CC97FF

HEX#CC97FF

RGBrgb(204, 151, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.5922, 1

RGB percentages80%, 59.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(270.6, 100%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.6, 40.8%, 100%)

CMYK20%, 40.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,408,255

CSS custom property--colour: #CC97FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.44:1

Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#336800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7FACFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8BAEFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C5A7BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.2 Violet · ΔE 18.8 Orchid · ΔE 20.6 Plum · ΔE 23.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CAFF97

Analogous#9897FF, #FF97FE

Triadic#FFCC97, #97FFCC

Split complementary#FEFF97, #97FF98

Tetradic#FF9897, #CAFF97, #97FEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFDFF

Lighter +10%#E5CAFF

Darker −10%#B364FF

Darker −20%#9A31FF

Darker −30%#8100FD

Darker −40%#6700CA

More saturated +25%#CC97FF

Less saturated −25%#CCA4F2

Channel breakdown

R204

G151

B255

Red204 (80%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue270.58°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness79.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G 97 · B FF

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