#CC8AE9

A light, moderate purple closely aligning with Orchid.

About #CC8AE9

At its core, #CC8AE9 is a light and moderate hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Orchid. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 204, 138, and 233.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 12% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow, and 9% black. The HSL representation is 281.7° hue, 68.3% saturation, and 72.7% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CC8AE9
RGB204, 138, 233
HSL281.7°, 68.3%, 72.7%
CMYK12%, 41%, 0%, 9%
HSV281.7°, 40.8%, 91.4%
LAB67.2, 41.5, -38.3
XYZ48.7, 36.9, 81.6
Decimal13404905

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.51:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.38:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.40:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.12:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CC8AE9; }
.text-color { color: #CC8AE9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #CC8AE9; }

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