#CC8ABD

A light, moderate magenta closely aligning with Plum.

About #CC8ABD

The precise color #CC8ABD is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Plum. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 204, 138, and 189.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 32% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 313.6° hue, 39.3% saturation, and 67.1% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CC8ABD
RGB204, 138, 189
HSL313.6°, 39.3%, 67.1%
CMYK0%, 32%, 7%, 20%
HSV313.6°, 32.4%, 80.0%
LAB65.5, 33.0, -16.4
XYZ43.2, 34.7, 52.6
Decimal13404861

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.65:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.94:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.53:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.75:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CC8ABD; }
.text-color { color: #CC8ABD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #CC8ABD; }

Similar Colors

Plum
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