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#CC8AEE closest to Dream Vapour

#CC8AEE is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Dream Vapour. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.0% red, 54.1% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(204, 138, 238)). Its HSL value is 280° hue, 75% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #CC8AEE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.44:1.

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Variations of #CC8AEE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CC8AEE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CC8AEE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CC8AEE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 77% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #88A6EB
  • Protanopia 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #77A0F2
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #949CF0
  • Deuteranopia 77% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #88A6EB
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A09EEC
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C998B1
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CC90D5
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A4A4A4
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AF9EBA

#CC8AEE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.49:1 Very poor#CC8AEE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.44:1 Very good#CC8AEE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CC8AEE in CSS

/* Dream Vapour */
.color { color: #CC8AEE; }
.background { background-color: #CC8AEE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CC8AEE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(204 138 238);
color: hsl(280 75% 74%);
color: oklch(0.736 0.155 313.4);

#CC8AEE FAQ

What color is #CC8AEE?

#CC8AEE is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Dream Vapour. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #CC8AEE?

#CC8AEE is rgb(204, 138, 238) in RGB, hsl(280, 75%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 42%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CC8AEE?

The complementary color of #CC8AEE is #ACEE8A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CC8AEE?

Black text has the best contrast on #CC8AEE: 8.44:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CC8AEE a warm or cool color?

#CC8AEE is a cool color.