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Recognised as Colour

#CC35ED

  • #CC35ED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#CC35ED is a violet with RGB values 204, 53, 237 and HSL 289°, 84%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#CC35ED#CC35ED
HEX#CC35ED
RGBrgb(204, 53, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.2078, 0.9294
RGB percentages80%, 20.8%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(289.2, 83.6%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.2, 77.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK13.9%, 77.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,383,149
CSS custom property--colour: #CC35ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.3:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#33CA12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4585E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CC5E91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 16.5Dark orchid · ΔE 17.8Blue violet · ΔE 19.5Fuchsia · ΔE 19.8Magenta · ΔE 19.8Medium orchid · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 16.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56ED35
Analogous#7035ED, #ED35B2
Triadic#EDCC35, #35EDCC
Split complementary#B2ED35, #35ED70
Tetradic#ED7035, #56ED35, #35B2ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF0FE
Lighter +30%#EFC1FA
Lighter +20%#E493F5
Lighter +10%#D864F1
Darker −10%#B814DB
Darker −20%#900FAD
Darker −30%#690B7E
Darker −40%#42074F
More saturated +25%#D823FF
Less saturated −25%#BA51D2

Channel breakdown

R204
G53
B237
Red204 (80%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue289.24°
Saturation (HSL)83.64%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G 35 · B ED

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