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Colour

#CC36EA

  • #CC36EA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CC36EA is a magenta with RGB values 204, 54, 234 and HSL 290°, 81%, 56%. 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 orchid.

Colour values

#CC36EA#CC36EA
HEX#CC36EA
RGBrgb(204, 54, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.2118, 0.9176
RGB percentages80%, 21.2%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(290, 81.1%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290, 76.9%, 91.8%)
CMYK12.8%, 76.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,383,402
CSS custom property--colour: #CC36EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#33C915

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4985E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CD5D90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 17Dark violet · ΔE 17.1Blue violet · ΔE 20.1Fuchsia · ΔE 20.6Magenta · ΔE 20.6Medium orchid · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#54EA36
Analogous#7236EA, #EA36AE
Triadic#EACC36, #36EACC
Split complementary#AEEA36, #36EA72
Tetradic#EA7236, #54EA36, #36AEEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBEFFD
Lighter +30%#EFC1F8
Lighter +20%#E392F4
Lighter +10%#D864EF
Darker −10%#B716D7
Darker −20%#8F12A8
Darker −30%#680D7A
Darker −40%#41084C
More saturated +25%#DA21FF
Less saturated −25%#B952CE

Channel breakdown

R204
G54
B234
Red204 (80%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue290°
Saturation (HSL)81.08%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G 36 · B EA

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