Colour

#CC33FF

#CC33FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#CC33FF is a violet with RGB values 204, 51, 255 and HSL 285°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#CC33FF#CC33FF

HEX#CC33FF

HEX (short)#C3F

RGBrgb(204, 51, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.2, 1

RGB percentages80%, 20%, 100%

HSLhsl(285, 100%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285, 80%, 100%)

CMYK20%, 80%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,382,655

CSS custom property--colour: #CC33FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1

Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#33CC00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#2986FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C8659Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 16.5 Fuchsia · ΔE 18.7 Magenta · ΔE 18.7 Blue violet · ΔE 18.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 33.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 16.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#66FF33

Analogous#6633FF, #FF33CC

Triadic#FFCC33, #33FFCC

Split complementary#CCFF33, #33FF66

Tetradic#FF6633, #66FF33, #33CCFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2CCFF

Lighter +20%#E699FF

Lighter +10%#D966FF

Darker −10%#BF00FF

Darker −20%#9900CC

Darker −30%#730099

Darker −40%#4D0066

More saturated +25%#CC33FF

Less saturated −25%#BF4CE6

Channel breakdown

R204

G51

B255

Red204 (80%)

Green51 (20%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue285°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G 33 · B FF

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