Colour

#CC00BD

#CC00BD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#CC00BD is a magenta with RGB values 204, 0, 189 and HSL 304°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#CC00BD#CC00BD

HEX#CC00BD

RGBrgb(204, 0, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0, 0.7412

RGB percentages80%, 0%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(304.4, 100%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(304.4, 100%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 7.4%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,369,533

CSS custom property--colour: #CC00BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.88:1

Contrast with white4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#33FF42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B7AB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D52E6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 22.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.3 Fuchsia · ΔE 27.2 Magenta · ΔE 27.2 Dark violet · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 22.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00CC0F

Analogous#7500CC, #CC0057

Triadic#BDCC00, #00BDCC

Split complementary#57CC00, #00CC75

Tetradic#CC7500, #00CC0F, #0057CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FF99F8

Lighter +30%#FF66F4

Lighter +20%#FF33F0

Lighter +10%#FF00EC

Darker −10%#99008E

Darker −20%#66005F

Darker −30%#33002F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CC00BD

Less saturated −25%#B319A7

Channel breakdown

R204

B189

Red204 (80%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue304.41°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 00 · B BD

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