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Recognised as Colour

#CC29EE

  • #CC29EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#CC29EE is a violet with RGB values 204, 41, 238 and HSL 290°, 85%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#CC29EE#CC29EE
HEX#CC29EE
RGBrgb(204, 41, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.1608, 0.9333
RGB percentages80%, 16.1%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(289.6, 85.3%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.6, 82.8%, 93.3%)
CMYK14.3%, 82.8%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,380,078
CSS custom property--colour: #CC29EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#33D611

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D82EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CC5990no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 15.7Fuchsia · ΔE 17.6Magenta · ΔE 17.6Blue violet · ΔE 19.6Dark orchid · ΔE 20.4Medium orchid · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 15.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4BEE29
Analogous#6A29EE, #EE29AD
Triadic#EECC29, #29EECC
Split complementary#AEEE29, #29EE6A
Tetradic#EE6A29, #4BEE29, #29ADEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9E6FD
Lighter +30%#EEB7F9
Lighter +20%#E387F6
Lighter +10%#D758F2
Darker −10%#B211D3
Darker −20%#8A0DA4
Darker −30%#620975
Darker −40%#3A0645
More saturated +25%#D718FF
Less saturated −25%#B946D1

Channel breakdown

R204
G41
B238
Red204 (80%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue289.64°
Saturation (HSL)85.28%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G 29 · B EE

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