Colour

#CC28E1

#CC28E1
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#CC28E1 is a magenta with RGB values 204, 40, 225 and HSL 293°, 76%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#CC28E1#CC28E1

HEX#CC28E1

RGBrgb(204, 40, 225)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.1569, 0.8824

RGB percentages80%, 15.7%, 88.2%

HSLhsl(293.2, 75.5%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(293.2, 82.2%, 88.2%)

CMYK9.3%, 82.2%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,379,809

CSS custom property--colour: #CC28E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1

Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#33D71E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0070E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A81DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70 from the original

Tritanopia#CF5288no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 17.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.9 Fuchsia · ΔE 19.5 Magenta · ΔE 19.5 Blue violet · ΔE 21.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 17.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3DE128

Analogous#6F28E1, #E1289A

Triadic#E1CC28, #28E1CC

Split complementary#9AE128, #28E16F

Tetradic#E16F28, #3DE128, #289AE1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6DBFA

Lighter +30%#ECAEF4

Lighter +20%#E182ED

Lighter +10%#D755E7

Darker −10%#A91ABC

Darker −20%#81148F

Darker −30%#590E62

Darker −40%#300736

More saturated +25%#E30AFF

Less saturated −25%#B447C2

Channel breakdown

R204

G40

B225

Red204 (80%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue225 (88.2%)

Hue293.19°

Saturation (HSL)75.51%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G 28 · B E1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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