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Recognised as Colour

#CCB0EA

  • #CCB0EA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#CCB0EA is a violet with RGB values 204, 176, 234 and HSL 269°, 58%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#CCB0EA#CCB0EA
HEX#CCB0EA
RGBrgb(204, 176, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6902, 0.9176
RGB percentages80%, 69%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(269, 58%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269, 24.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK12.8%, 24.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,414,634
CSS custom property--colour: #CCB0EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49829WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.97:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#334F15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6BAECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABBCE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C8B8C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.3Thistle · ΔE 18.3Light steelblue · ΔE 24.5Lavender · ΔE 28.1Pink · ΔE 29.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEEAB0
Analogous#B0B1EA, #E9B0EA
Triadic#EACCB0, #B0EACC
Split complementary#EAE9B0, #B1EAB0
Tetradic#EAB0B1, #CEEAB0, #B0EAE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E6D8F5
Darker −10%#B288DF
Darker −20%#985FD5
Darker −30%#7E37CA
Darker −40%#652BA3
More saturated +25%#CCA4F7
Less saturated −25%#CCBDDE

Channel breakdown

R204
G176
B234
Red204 (80%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue268.97°
Saturation (HSL)58%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G B0 · B EA

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