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Colour

#CCA6F2

  • #CCA6F2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#CCA6F2 is a violet with RGB values 204, 166, 242 and HSL 270°, 75%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CCA6F2#CCA6F2
HEX#CCA6F2
RGBrgb(204, 166, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.651, 0.949
RGB percentages80%, 65.1%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(270, 74.5%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 31.4%, 94.9%)
CMYK15.7%, 31.4%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,412,082
CSS custom property--colour: #CCA6F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.3:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#33590D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97B4F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FB6F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C7B1C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.7Medium purple · ΔE 27.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.7Thistle · ΔE 28.6Violet · ΔE 28.8Orchid · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCF2A6
Analogous#A6A6F2, #F2A6F2
Triadic#F2CCA6, #A6F2CC
Split complementary#F2F2A6, #A6F2A6
Tetradic#F2A6A6, #CCF2A6, #A6F2F2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E6D3F9
Darker −10%#B379EC
Darker −20%#994DE5
Darker −30%#8021DF
Darker −40%#661AB2
More saturated +25%#CC99FF
Less saturated −25%#CCB3E5

Channel breakdown

R204
G166
B242
Red204 (80%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)74.51%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G A6 · B F2

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