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Recognised as Colour

#CC46E2

  • #CC46E2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CC46E2 is a magenta with RGB values 204, 70, 226 and HSL 292°, 73%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CC46E2#CC46E2
HEX#CC46E2
RGBrgb(204, 70, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.2745, 0.8863
RGB percentages80%, 27.5%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(291.5, 72.9%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.5, 69%, 88.6%)
CMYK9.7%, 69%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,387,490
CSS custom property--colour: #CC46E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#33B91D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0279E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A88DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CE628Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.7Dark orchid · ΔE 14.7Dark violet · ΔE 22.7Blue violet · ΔE 24.4Orchid · ΔE 27.1Fuchsia · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5CE246
Analogous#7E46E2, #E246AA
Triadic#E2CC46, #46E2CC
Split complementary#AAE246, #46E27E
Tetradic#E27E46, #5CE246, #46AAE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF6FE
Lighter +30%#F0CAF7
Lighter +20%#E49EF0
Lighter +10%#D872E9
Darker −10%#BB21D4
Darker −20%#941AA8
Darker −30%#6D137C
Darker −40%#460C50
More saturated +25%#DF2BFD
Less saturated −25%#B961C7

Channel breakdown

R204
G70
B226
Red204 (80%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue291.54°
Saturation (HSL)72.9%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G 46 · B E2

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