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Colour

#CC00AA

  • #CC00AA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CC00AA is a magenta with RGB values 204, 0, 170 and HSL 310°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#CC00AA#CC00AA
HEX#CC00AA
HEX (short)#C0A
RGBrgb(204, 0, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0, 0.6667
RGB percentages80%, 0%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(310, 100%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310, 100%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 16.7%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,369,514
CSS custom property--colour: #CC00AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#33FF55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#195DADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6578A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74 from the original
Tritanopia#D81D63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 20.8Dark magenta · ΔE 21.6Medium orchid · ΔE 24.3Purple · ΔE 25.8Orchid · ΔE 28.2Dark orchid · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 20.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00CC22
Analogous#8800CC, #CC0044
Triadic#AACC00, #00AACC
Split complementary#44CC00, #00CC88
Tetradic#CC8800, #00CC22, #0044CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF99EE
Lighter +30%#FF66E5
Lighter +20%#FF33DD
Lighter +10%#FF00D4
Darker −10%#99007F
Darker −20%#660055
Darker −30%#33002A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#CC00AA
Less saturated −25%#B31999

Channel breakdown

R204
G0
B170
Red204 (80%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue310°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 00 · B AA

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