Recognised as Colour
#CCC4DE
- #CCC4DE
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CCC4DE is a violet with RGB values 204, 196, 222 and HSL 258°, 28%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CCC4DE#CCC4DE
HEX#CCC4DE
RGBrgb(204, 196, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.7686, 0.8706
RGB percentages80%, 76.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(258.5, 28.3%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.5, 11.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK8.1%, 11.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,419,742
CSS custom property--colour: #CCC4DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.52:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#333B21
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D6DEC4
Analogous#C4C9DE, #D9C4DE
Triadic#DECCC4, #C4DECC
Split complementary#DED9C4, #C9DEC4
Tetradic#DEC4C9, #D6DEC4, #C4DED9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G196
B222
Red204 (80%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue258.46°
Saturation (HSL)28.26%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G C4 · B DE
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