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Colour

#CC00C9

  • #CC00C9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CC00C9 is a magenta with RGB values 204, 0, 201 and HSL 301°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#CC00C9#CC00C9
HEX#CC00C9
RGBrgb(204, 0, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0, 0.7882
RGB percentages80%, 0%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(300.9, 100%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300.9, 100%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 1.5%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,369,545
CSS custom property--colour: #CC00C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.76:1
Contrast with white4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#33FF36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#547BC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D33776no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 20.8Fuchsia · ΔE 22.5Magenta · ΔE 22.5Dark violet · ΔE 23.1Medium orchid · ΔE 24.3Dark magenta · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 20.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00CC03
Analogous#6900CC, #CC0063
Triadic#C9CC00, #00C9CC
Split complementary#63CC00, #00CC69
Tetradic#CC6900, #00CC03, #0063CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF99FE
Lighter +30%#FF66FD
Lighter +20%#FF33FC
Lighter +10%#FF00FB
Darker −10%#990097
Darker −20%#660065
Darker −30%#330032
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#CC00C9
Less saturated −25%#B319B0

Channel breakdown

R204
G0
B201
Red204 (80%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue300.88°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 00 · B C9

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