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Recognised as Colour

#CC35DF

  • #CC35DF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CC35DF is a magenta with RGB values 204, 53, 223 and HSL 293°, 73%, 54%. 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 orchid.

Colour values

#CC35DF#CC35DF
HEX#CC35DF
RGBrgb(204, 53, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.2078, 0.8745
RGB percentages80%, 20.8%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(293.3, 72.6%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.3, 76.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK8.5%, 76.2%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,383,135
CSS custom property--colour: #CC35DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#33CA20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5283DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.8 from the original
Tritanopia#CF5789no 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 text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.9Dark violet · ΔE 19.7Medium orchid · ΔE 20Fuchsia · ΔE 22.9Magenta · ΔE 22.9Blue violet · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#48DF35
Analogous#7735DF, #DF359D
Triadic#DFCC35, #35DFCC
Split complementary#9DDF35, #35DF77
Tetradic#DF7735, #48DF35, #359DDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8E5FB
Lighter +30%#EDB9F4
Lighter +20%#E28DED
Lighter +10%#D761E6
Darker −10%#B01FC2
Darker −20%#881896
Darker −30%#60116A
Darker −40%#380A3E
More saturated +25%#E318FC
Less saturated −25%#B552C2

Channel breakdown

R204
G53
B223
Red204 (80%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue293.29°
Saturation (HSL)72.65%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G 35 · B DF

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