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Colour

#CC37E9

  • #CC37E9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#CC37E9 is a magenta with RGB values 204, 55, 233 and HSL 290°, 80%, 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

#CC37E9#CC37E9
HEX#CC37E9
RGBrgb(204, 55, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.2157, 0.9137
RGB percentages80%, 21.6%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(290.2, 80.2%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.2, 76.4%, 91.4%)
CMYK12.4%, 76.4%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,383,657
CSS custom property--colour: #CC37E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#33C816

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A85E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.1 from the original
Tritanopia#CD5D90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.8 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 text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.6Dark violet · ΔE 17.4Blue violet · ΔE 20.4Fuchsia · ΔE 21Magenta · ΔE 21Medium orchid · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#54E937
Analogous#7337E9, #E937AD
Triadic#E9CC37, #37E9CC
Split complementary#ADE937, #37E973
Tetradic#E97337, #54E937, #37ADE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBEFFD
Lighter +30%#EFC1F8
Lighter +20%#E393F3
Lighter +10%#D865EE
Darker −10%#B717D6
Darker −20%#8F12A8
Darker −30%#680D7A
Darker −40%#41084C
More saturated +25%#DB21FF
Less saturated −25%#B953CD

Channel breakdown

R204
G55
B233
Red204 (80%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue290.22°
Saturation (HSL)80.18%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G 37 · B E9

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