Recognised as Colour
#CCAAE4
- #CCAAE4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CCAAE4 is a violet with RGB values 204, 170, 228 and HSL 275°, 52%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CCAAE4#CCAAE4
HEX#CCAAE4
RGBrgb(204, 170, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6667, 0.8941
RGB percentages80%, 66.7%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(275.2, 51.8%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.2, 25.4%, 89.4%)
CMYK10.5%, 25.4%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,413,092
CSS custom property--colour: #CCAAE4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.44:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#33551B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C2E4AA
Analogous#AFAAE4, #E4AADF
Triadic#E4CCAA, #AAE4CC
Split complementary#DFE4AA, #AAE4AF
Tetradic#E4AFAA, #C2E4AA, #AADFE4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G170
B228
Red204 (80%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue275.17°
Saturation (HSL)51.79%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G AA · B E4
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