Recognised as Colour

#CC246C

#CC246C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#CC246C is a red with RGB values 204, 36, 108 and HSL 334°, 70%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#CC246C#CC246C

HEX#CC246C

RGBrgb(204, 36, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.1412, 0.4235

RGB percentages80%, 14.1%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(334.3, 70%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334.3, 82.4%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 82.4%, 47.1%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,378,668

CSS custom property--colour: #CC246C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.2:1

Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#33DB93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#50586Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C7868no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.9 from the original

Tritanopia#DE0046no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.7 Deep pink · ΔE 21.7 Hot pink · ΔE 23.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 26 Indian red · ΔE 30.8 Crimson · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#24CC84

Analogous#CC24C0, #CC3024

Triadic#6CCC24, #246CCC

Split complementary#24CC30, #24C0CC

Tetradic#C0CC24, #24CC84, #3024CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5C7DB

Lighter +30%#ED9CBF

Lighter +20%#E670A3

Lighter +10%#DE4587

Darker −10%#A11C55

Darker −20%#75153E

Darker −30%#4A0D27

Darker −40%#1F0510

More saturated +25%#EA0668

Less saturated −25%#AE4270

Channel breakdown

R204

G36

B108

Red204 (80%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue334.29°

Saturation (HSL)70%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 24 · B 6C

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CC246C (chemical formula)

Formula
2,978.728 g/mol
248 atoms

CC246C has a molar mass of 2,978.728 g/mol, made up of 248 atoms across 1 element: 248 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,978.728 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule248

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule4.9462942 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.0217156 × 10^20

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

C100%

Carbon (C × 248)2,978.728 g/mol, 100%

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