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Colour

#CCA5F1

  • #CCA5F1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#CCA5F1 is a violet with RGB values 204, 165, 241 and HSL 271°, 73%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CCA5F1#CCA5F1
HEX#CCA5F1
RGBrgb(204, 165, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6471, 0.9451
RGB percentages80%, 64.7%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(270.8, 73.1%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.8, 31.5%, 94.5%)
CMYK15.4%, 31.5%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,411,825
CSS custom property--colour: #CCA5F1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.22:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#335A0E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97B3F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FB5EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C7B0C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.4Medium purple · ΔE 26.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.9Violet · ΔE 28.5Thistle · ΔE 28.7Orchid · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAF1A5
Analogous#A6A5F1, #F1A5F0
Triadic#F1CCA5, #A5F1CC
Split complementary#F0F1A5, #A5F1A6
Tetradic#F1A6A5, #CAF1A5, #A5F0F1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFDFF
Lighter +10%#E5D1F8
Darker −10%#B379EA
Darker −20%#9A4DE3
Darker −30%#8122DB
Darker −40%#671BAF
More saturated +25%#CC98FE
Less saturated −25%#CCB2E4

Channel breakdown

R204
G165
B241
Red204 (80%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue270.79°
Saturation (HSL)73.08%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G A5 · B F1

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