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Recognised as Colour

#CC46BD

  • #CC46BD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CC46BD is a magenta with RGB values 204, 70, 189 and HSL 307°, 57%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CC46BD#CC46BD
HEX#CC46BD
RGBrgb(204, 70, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.2745, 0.7412
RGB percentages80%, 27.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(306.7, 56.8%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.7, 65.7%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 65.7%, 7.4%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,387,453
CSS custom property--colour: #CC46BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#33B942

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4172C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F85BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D5527Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.5Orchid · ΔE 14.7Violet · ΔE 19.4Dark magenta · ΔE 20.7Medium violet red · ΔE 22.8Purple · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#46CC55
Analogous#9846CC, #CC467A
Triadic#BDCC46, #46BDCC
Split complementary#7ACC46, #46CC98
Tetradic#CC9846, #46CC55, #467ACC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8E6F6
Lighter +30%#EDBEE8
Lighter +20%#E296DA
Lighter +10%#D76ECB
Darker −10%#AF30A1
Darker −20%#87257C
Darker −30%#5F1A57
Darker −40%#370F32
More saturated +25%#EA29D4
Less saturated −25%#AF64A6

Channel breakdown

R204
G70
B189
Red204 (80%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue306.72°
Saturation (HSL)56.78%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 46 · B BD

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