#CC8AC5
A light, moderate magenta closely aligning with Plum.
About #CC8AC5
When working with digital screens, the color #CC8AC5 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Plum. In the RGB color space, it consists of 204 red, 138 green, and 197 blue.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 32% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 306.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.
When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#CC8AC5
RGB204, 138, 197
HSL306.4°, 39.3%, 67.1%
CMYK0%, 32%, 3%, 20%
HSV306.4°, 32.4%, 80.0%
LAB65.8, 34.5, -20.4
XYZ44.1, 35.0, 57.3
Decimal13404869
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.62:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.01:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.51:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.81:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #CC8AC5;
}
.text-color {
color: #CC8AC5;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #CC8AC5;
}