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Recognised as Colour

#CC23A9

  • #CC23A9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CC23A9 is a magenta with RGB values 204, 35, 169 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

#CC23A9#CC23A9
HEX#CC23A9
RGBrgb(204, 35, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.1373, 0.6627
RGB percentages80%, 13.7%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(312.4, 70.7%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.4, 82.8%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 82.8%, 17.2%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,378,473
CSS custom property--colour: #CC23A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16904WCAG 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 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#33DC56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F62ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B7BA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D82E67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 16.9Dark magenta · ΔE 20.5Medium orchid · ΔE 22.3Orchid · ΔE 23.8Purple · ΔE 24.1Violet · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 16.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#23CC46
Analogous#9A23CC, #CC2354
Triadic#A9CC23, #23A9CC
Split complementary#54CC23, #23CC9B
Tetradic#CC9B23, #23CC46, #2354CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5C6EB
Lighter +30%#EE9ADC
Lighter +20%#E66FCE
Lighter +10%#DF43BF
Darker −10%#A01C85
Darker −20%#751461
Darker −30%#490D3D
Darker −40%#1E0519
More saturated +25%#EA05BB
Less saturated −25%#AE4197

Channel breakdown

R204
G35
B169
Red204 (80%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue312.43°
Saturation (HSL)70.71%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 23 · B A9

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