Recognised as Colour
#CCAEE5
- #CCAEE5
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CCAEE5 is a violet with RGB values 204, 174, 229 and HSL 273°, 51%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CCAEE5#CCAEE5
HEX#CCAEE5
RGBrgb(204, 174, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6824, 0.898
RGB percentages80%, 68.2%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(272.7, 51.4%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.7, 24%, 89.8%)
CMYK10.9%, 24%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,414,117
CSS custom property--colour: #CCAEE5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.75:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#33511A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C7E5AE
Analogous#B1AEE5, #E5AEE3
Triadic#E5CCAE, #AEE5CC
Split complementary#E3E5AE, #AEE5B1
Tetradic#E5B1AE, #C7E5AE, #AEE3E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G174
B229
Red204 (80%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue272.73°
Saturation (HSL)51.4%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G AE · B E5
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