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Recognised as Colour

#CC02FF

  • #CC02FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#CC02FF is a violet with RGB values 204, 2, 255 and HSL 288°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#CC02FF#CC02FF
HEX#CC02FF
RGBrgb(204, 2, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.0078, 1
RGB percentages80%, 0.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(287.9, 100%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.9, 99.2%, 100%)
CMYK20%, 99.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,370,111
CSS custom property--colour: #CC02FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#33FD00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0080FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C85996no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 17.9Magenta · ΔE 17.9Dark violet · ΔE 19.6Blue violet · ΔE 23.2Dark orchid · ΔE 30.8Medium blue · ΔE 39.6
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 17.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#35FF02
Analogous#4E02FF, #FF02B3
Triadic#FFCC02, #02FFCC
Split complementary#B4FF02, #02FF4D
Tetradic#FF4D02, #35FF02, #02B3FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5CEFF
Lighter +30%#EB9BFF
Lighter +20%#E168FF
Lighter +10%#D635FF
Darker −10%#A400CE
Darker −20%#7C009B
Darker −30%#530068
Darker −40%#2A0035
More saturated +25%#CC02FF
Less saturated −25%#B922DF

Channel breakdown

R204
G2
B255
Red204 (80%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue287.91°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G 02 · B FF

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