Colour

#CC11FF

#CC11FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Fuchsia

#CC11FF is a violet with RGB values 204, 17, 255 and HSL 287°, 100%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#CC11FF#CC11FF

HEX#CC11FF

HEX (short)#C1F

RGBrgb(204, 17, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.0667, 1

RGB percentages80%, 6.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(287.1, 100%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.1, 93.3%, 100%)

CMYK20%, 93.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,373,951

CSS custom property--colour: #CC11FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20458WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1

Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#33EE00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0073FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0081FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C85B97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 17.7 Magenta · ΔE 17.7 Dark violet · ΔE 18.8 Blue violet · ΔE 22.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.6 Medium blue · ΔE 39.5

Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 17.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#44FF11

Analogous#5511FF, #FF11BB

Triadic#FFCC11, #11FFCC

Split complementary#BBFF11, #11FF55

Tetradic#FF5511, #44FF11, #11BBFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8DDFF

Lighter +30%#EDAAFF

Lighter +20%#E277FF

Lighter +10%#D744FF

Darker −10%#AE00DD

Darker −20%#8600AA

Darker −30%#5E0077

Darker −40%#350044

More saturated +25%#CC11FF

Less saturated −25%#BB2FE1

Channel breakdown

R204

G17

B255

Red204 (80%)

Green17 (6.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue287.14°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G 11 · B FF

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Colour values

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