Colour

#CC22AA

#CC22AA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#CC22AA is a magenta with RGB values 204, 34, 170 and HSL 312°, 71%, 47%. 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

#CC22AA#CC22AA

HEX#CC22AA

HEX (short)#C2A

RGBrgb(204, 34, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.1333, 0.6667

RGB percentages80%, 13.3%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(312, 71.4%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(312, 83.3%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 83.3%, 16.7%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,378,218

CSS custom property--colour: #CC22AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16884WCAG 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 4.8:1

Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#33DD55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D62ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A7BA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D82E67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.1 Orchid · ΔE 24 Purple · ΔE 24.2 Violet · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#22CC44

Analogous#9922CC, #CC2255

Triadic#AACC22, #22AACC

Split complementary#55CC22, #22CC99

Tetradic#CC9922, #22CC44, #2255CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5C5EC

Lighter +30%#EE99DD

Lighter +20%#E76DCE

Lighter +10%#DF42C0

Darker −10%#A01B86

Darker −20%#751361

Darker −30%#490C3D

Darker −40%#1D0518

More saturated +25%#EA04BC

Less saturated −25%#AE4098

Channel breakdown

R204

G34

B170

Red204 (80%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue312°

Saturation (HSL)71.43%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 22 · B AA

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