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Recognised as Colour

#CC16EC

  • #CC16EC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#CC16EC is a magenta with RGB values 204, 22, 236 and HSL 291°, 85%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#CC16EC#CC16EC
HEX#CC16EC
RGBrgb(204, 22, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.0863, 0.9255
RGB percentages80%, 8.6%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(291, 84.9%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291, 90.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK13.6%, 90.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,375,212
CSS custom property--colour: #CC16EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#33E913

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006FF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3680E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.1 from the original
Tritanopia#CD528Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 15.9Fuchsia · ΔE 15.9Magenta · ΔE 15.9Blue violet · ΔE 20.7Dark orchid · ΔE 22.8Medium orchid · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 15.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#36EC16
Analogous#6116EC, #EC16A1
Triadic#ECCC16, #16ECCC
Split complementary#A1EC16, #16EC61
Tetradic#EC6116, #36EC16, #16A1EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5D3FB
Lighter +30%#EBA3F8
Lighter +20%#E174F4
Lighter +10%#D645F0
Darker −10%#A510BF
Darker −20%#7C0C90
Darker −30%#540861
Darker −40%#2B0432
More saturated +25%#D903FF
Less saturated −25%#B635CD

Channel breakdown

R204
G22
B236
Red204 (80%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue291.03°
Saturation (HSL)84.92%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G 16 · B EC

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