Recognised as Colour

#CC20AC

#CC20AC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#CC20AC is a magenta with RGB values 204, 32, 172 and HSL 311°, 73%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#CC20AC#CC20AC

HEX#CC20AC

RGBrgb(204, 32, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.1255, 0.6745

RGB percentages80%, 12.5%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(311.2, 72.9%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(311.2, 84.3%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 84.3%, 15.7%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,377,708

CSS custom property--colour: #CC20AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.81:1

Contrast with white4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#33DF53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2962AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#697BA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D82E68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 18.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.8 Purple · ΔE 24.4 Orchid · ΔE 24.4 Violet · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 18.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#20CC40

Analogous#9620CC, #CC2056

Triadic#ACCC20, #20ACCC

Split complementary#56CC20, #20CC96

Tetradic#CC9620, #20CC40, #2056CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6C2EC

Lighter +30%#EF96DE

Lighter +20%#E86AD0

Lighter +10%#E13EC3

Darker −10%#A01987

Darker −20%#741262

Darker −30%#480B3C

Darker −40%#1C0417

More saturated +25%#EA02BF

Less saturated −25%#AF3D99

Channel breakdown

R204

G32

B172

Red204 (80%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue311.16°

Saturation (HSL)72.88%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 20 · B AC

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CC20Ac (chemical formula)

Formula
479.231 g/mol
22 atoms

CC20Ac has a molar mass of 479.231 g/mol, made up of 22 atoms across 2 elements: 21 × C, 1 × Ac.

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Molar mass

Molar mass479.231 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule22

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule7.957818 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.2566259 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

C52.6%

Ac47.4%

Carbon (C × 21)252.231 g/mol, 52.632%

Actinium (Ac)227 g/mol, 47.368%

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