Recognised as Colour

#CC36BD

#CC36BD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#CC36BD is a magenta with RGB values 204, 54, 189 and HSL 306°, 60%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CC36BD#CC36BD

HEX#CC36BD

RGBrgb(204, 54, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.2118, 0.7412

RGB percentages80%, 21.2%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(306, 59.5%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(306, 73.5%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 73.5%, 7.4%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,383,357

CSS custom property--colour: #CC36BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.83:1

Contrast with white4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#33C942

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D6CC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6881B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66 from the original

Tritanopia#D54677no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.4 Orchid · ΔE 20.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.3 Violet · ΔE 24.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#36CC45

Analogous#9036CC, #CC3672

Triadic#BDCC36, #36BDCC

Split complementary#72CC36, #36CC90

Tetradic#CC9036, #36CC45, #3672CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5D9F2

Lighter +30%#EBB0E5

Lighter +20%#E187D8

Lighter +10%#D65FCA

Darker −10%#A52A99

Darker −20%#7C2073

Darker −30%#54154E

Darker −40%#2B0B28

More saturated +25%#EC16D6

Less saturated −25%#AD56A4

Channel breakdown

R204

G54

B189

Red204 (80%)

Green54 (21.2%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue306°

Saturation (HSL)59.52%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 36 · B BD

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