Colour
#CD88DD
- #CD88DD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#CD88DD is a violet with RGB values 205, 136, 221 and HSL 289°, 56%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#CD88DD#CD88DD
HEX#CD88DD
RGBrgb(205, 136, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.5333, 0.8667
RGB percentages80.4%, 53.3%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(288.7, 55.6%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.7, 38.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK7.2%, 38.5%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,469,917
CSS custom property--colour: #CD88DD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.16:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#327722
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#98DD88
Analogous#A388DD, #DD88C2
Triadic#DDCD88, #88DDCD
Split complementary#C3DD88, #88DDA2
Tetradic#DDA288, #98DD88, #88C2DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G136
B221
Red205 (80.4%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue288.71°
Saturation (HSL)55.56%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G 88 · B DD
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