Colour

#CC9BFC

#CC9BFC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#CC9BFC is a violet with RGB values 204, 155, 252 and HSL 270°, 94%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#CC9BFC#CC9BFC

HEX#CC9BFC

RGBrgb(204, 155, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6078, 0.9882

RGB percentages80%, 60.8%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(270.3, 94.2%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.3, 38.5%, 98.8%)

CMYK19%, 38.5%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,409,276

CSS custom property--colour: #CC9BFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.66:1

Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#336403

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#86AEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#91B0F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C5AAC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.9 Plum · ΔE 20 Violet · ΔE 20.7 Orchid · ΔE 22.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBFC9B

Analogous#9C9BFC, #FC9BFC

Triadic#FCCC9B, #9BFCCC

Split complementary#FCFC9B, #9BFC9C

Tetradic#FC9C9B, #CBFC9B, #9BFCFC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFEFF

Lighter +10%#E5CDFD

Darker −10%#B369FB

Darker −20%#9938F9

Darker −30%#8007F7

Darker −40%#6606C5

More saturated +25%#CC98FF

Less saturated −25%#CCA8EF

Channel breakdown

R204

G155

B252

Red204 (80%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue270.31°

Saturation (HSL)94.17%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G 9B · B FC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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