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Recognised as Colour

#CC2DDD

  • #CC2DDD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CC2DDD is a magenta with RGB values 204, 45, 221 and HSL 294°, 72%, 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 orchid.

Colour values

#CC2DDD#CC2DDD
HEX#CC2DDD
RGBrgb(204, 45, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.1765, 0.8667
RGB percentages80%, 17.6%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(294.2, 72.1%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.2, 79.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK7.7%, 79.6%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,381,085
CSS custom property--colour: #CC2DDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.99:1
Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#33D222

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5081D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CF5287no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.8Dark violet · ΔE 19.1Fuchsia · ΔE 21.5Magenta · ΔE 21.5Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9Blue violet · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3EDD2D
Analogous#742DDD, #DD2D96
Triadic#DDCC2D, #2DDDCC
Split complementary#96DD2D, #2DDD74
Tetradic#DD742D, #3EDD2D, #2D96DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7DDF9
Lighter +30%#ECB1F2
Lighter +20%#E185EB
Lighter +10%#D759E4
Darker −10%#AA1EB9
Darker −20%#82178D
Darker −30%#591061
Darker −40%#310935
More saturated +25%#E50FFC
Less saturated −25%#B34CBF

Channel breakdown

R204
G45
B221
Red204 (80%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue294.2°
Saturation (HSL)72.13%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G 2D · B DD

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