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Recognised as Colour

#CC34AD

  • #CC34AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CC34AD is a magenta with RGB values 204, 52, 173 and HSL 312°, 60%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#CC34AD#CC34AD
HEX#CC34AD
RGBrgb(204, 52, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.2039, 0.6784
RGB percentages80%, 20.4%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(312.2, 59.8%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.2, 74.5%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 74.5%, 15.2%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,382,829
CSS custom property--colour: #CC34AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#33CB52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A68B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E7FA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66 from the original
Tritanopia#D73D6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 16.8Orchid · ΔE 19.7Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8Dark magenta · ΔE 20.2Purple · ΔE 23.5Violet · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 16.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#34CC53
Analogous#9F34CC, #CC3461
Triadic#ADCC34, #34ADCC
Split complementary#61CC34, #34CC9F
Tetradic#CC9F34, #34CC53, #3461CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5D7EF
Lighter +30%#EBAEDE
Lighter +20%#E086CE
Lighter +10%#D65DBD
Darker −10%#A4298B
Darker −20%#7B1F68
Darker −30%#521546
Darker −40%#2A0A23
More saturated +25%#EC14C0
Less saturated −25%#AC549A

Channel breakdown

R204
G52
B173
Red204 (80%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue312.24°
Saturation (HSL)59.84%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 34 · B AD

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