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Colour

#CC2AA5

  • #CC2AA5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CC2AA5 is a magenta with RGB values 204, 42, 165 and HSL 314°, 66%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#CC2AA5#CC2AA5
HEX#CC2AA5
RGBrgb(204, 42, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.1647, 0.6471
RGB percentages80%, 16.5%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(314.4, 65.9%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.4, 79.4%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 79.4%, 19.1%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,380,261
CSS custom property--colour: #CC2AA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#33D55A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3863A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E7CA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D83066no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.9Dark magenta · ΔE 20.9Orchid · ΔE 22.4Medium orchid · ΔE 23.2Purple · ΔE 24Hot pink · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2ACC51
Analogous#A22ACC, #CC2A54
Triadic#A5CC2A, #2AA5CC
Split complementary#54CC2A, #2ACCA2
Tetradic#CCA22A, #2ACC51, #2A54CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5CDEB
Lighter +30%#ECA3DA
Lighter +20%#E379CA
Lighter +10%#DB4EB9
Darker −10%#A22183
Darker −20%#771961
Darker −30%#4D103E
Darker −40%#23071C
More saturated +25%#EB0BB5
Less saturated −25%#AD4995

Channel breakdown

R204
G42
B165
Red204 (80%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue314.44°
Saturation (HSL)65.85%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 2A · B A5

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