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Recognised as Colour

#CC229A

  • #CC229A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CC229A is a magenta with RGB values 204, 34, 154 and HSL 318°, 71%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#CC229A#CC229A
HEX#CC229A
RGBrgb(204, 34, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.1333, 0.6039
RGB percentages80%, 13.3%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(317.6, 71.4%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.6, 83.3%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 83.3%, 24.5%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,378,202
CSS custom property--colour: #CC229A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#33DD65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A5F9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#707A96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.8 from the original
Tritanopia#DA215Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 9.1Dark magenta · ΔE 23.1Deep pink · ΔE 23.6Hot pink · ΔE 23.7Orchid · ΔE 25.2Purple · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 9.06, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#22CC54
Analogous#A922CC, #CC2245
Triadic#9ACC22, #229ACC
Split complementary#45CC22, #22CCA9
Tetradic#CCA922, #22CC54, #2245CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5C5E7
Lighter +30%#EE99D5
Lighter +20%#E76DC3
Lighter +10%#DF42B1
Darker −10%#A01B79
Darker −20%#751358
Darker −30%#490C37
Darker −40%#1D0516
More saturated +25%#EA04A6
Less saturated −25%#AE408E

Channel breakdown

R204
G34
B154
Red204 (80%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue317.65°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 22 · B 9A

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