#cc8aff

Color #cc8aff

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Violet #ee82ee · ΔE 15.79 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#cc8aff

RGB

rgb(204, 138, 255)

HSL

hsl(273.8, 100%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.8, 45.9%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(20%, 45.9%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(68.19, 46.13, -48.74)

LCH

lch(68.19, 67.11, 313.42)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.1743, 308.76)

HWB

hwb(273.8, 54.1%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdff8a

Analogous

#928aff

#cc8aff

#ff8af8

Triadic

#cc8aff

#ffcc8a

#8affcc

Split-complementary

#cc8aff

#f8ff8a

#8aff92

Tetradic

#cc8aff

#ff8abd

#bdff8a

#8affcc

Square

#cc8aff

#ff928a

#bdff8a

#8af8ff

Shades

Color #cc8aff mixed toward black.

#af49ff

#9307ff

#6f00c5

#4a0083

#250042

Tints

Color #cc8aff mixed toward white.

#d59eff

#ddb1ff

#e6c5ff

#eed8ff

#f7ecff

Tones

Color #cc8aff mixed toward gray.

#cb94f5

#ca9eec

#c8a7e2

#c7b1d8

#c6bbce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3ea · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#b7bbe4 · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#c9d7d2 · ΔE 30.4

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 26.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #cc8aff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cc8aff]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#cc8aff (#cc8aff) is rgb(204, 138, 255) in RGB.

No, #cc8aff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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