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Recognised as Colour

#CC40D7

  • #CC40D7
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CC40D7 is a magenta with RGB values 204, 64, 215 and HSL 296°, 65%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CC40D7#CC40D7
HEX#CC40D7
RGBrgb(204, 64, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.251, 0.8431
RGB percentages80%, 25.1%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(295.6, 65.4%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.6, 70.2%, 84.3%)
CMYK5.1%, 70.2%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,385,943
CSS custom property--colour: #CC40D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#33BF28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1375DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E85D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D05988no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.6Dark orchid · ΔE 16Orchid · ΔE 24.9Dark violet · ΔE 25Dark magenta · ΔE 25.6Violet · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4BD740
Analogous#8140D7, #D74096
Triadic#D7CC40, #40D7CC
Split complementary#97D740, #40D781
Tetradic#D78140, #4BD740, #4096D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9E9FA
Lighter +30%#EEBFF1
Lighter +20%#E394E9
Lighter +10%#D76AE0
Darker −10%#B227BD
Darker −20%#8A1F92
Darker −30%#621668
Darker −40%#3A0D3E
More saturated +25%#E523F4
Less saturated −25%#B35DBA

Channel breakdown

R204
G64
B215
Red204 (80%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue295.63°
Saturation (HSL)65.37%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G 40 · B D7

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