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Recognised as Colour

#CC49D3

  • #CC49D3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CC49D3 is a magenta with RGB values 204, 73, 211 and HSL 297°, 61%, 56%. 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

#CC49D3#CC49D3
HEX#CC49D3
RGBrgb(204, 73, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.2863, 0.8275
RGB percentages80%, 28.6%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(297, 61.1%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297, 65.4%, 82.7%)
CMYK3.3%, 65.4%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,388,243
CSS custom property--colour: #CC49D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#33B62C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F78D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6588CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61 from the original
Tritanopia#D15E88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.5Dark orchid · ΔE 18.1Orchid · ΔE 19.5Violet · ΔE 21.6Dark magenta · ΔE 23.7Purple · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.49, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#50D349
Analogous#8749D3, #D34995
Triadic#D3CC49, #49D3CC
Split complementary#95D349, #49D387
Tetradic#D38749, #50D349, #4995D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAEDFB
Lighter +30%#EFC4F1
Lighter +20%#E39BE7
Lighter +10%#D872DD
Darker −10%#B42DBC
Darker −20%#8D2393
Darker −30%#651A69
Darker −40%#3E1040
More saturated +25%#E52DEF
Less saturated −25%#B365B7

Channel breakdown

R204
G73
B211
Red204 (80%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue296.96°
Saturation (HSL)61.06%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G 49 · B D3

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