#CC8AD3
A light, moderate magenta closely aligning with Plum.
About #CC8AD3
At its core, #CC8AD3 is a light and moderate hue. Its closest recognized web color is Plum. Its digital footprint relies on 204 parts red, 138 parts green, and 211 parts blue light.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 3% cyan and 35% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#CC8AD3
RGB204, 138, 211
HSL294.2°, 45.3%, 68.4%
CMYK3%, 35%, 0%, 17%
HSV294.2°, 34.6%, 82.7%
LAB66.3, 37.1, -27.5
XYZ45.7, 35.7, 66.1
Decimal13404883
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.58:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.14:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.46:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.92:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #CC8AD3;
}
.text-color {
color: #CC8AD3;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #CC8AD3;
}