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Recognised as Colour

#CC4A78

  • #CC4A78
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#CC4A78 is a red with RGB values 204, 74, 120 and HSL 339°, 56%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#CC4A78#CC4A78
HEX#CC4A78
RGBrgb(204, 74, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.2902, 0.4706
RGB percentages80%, 29%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(338.8, 56%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.8, 63.7%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 63.7%, 41.2%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,388,408
CSS custom property--colour: #CC4A78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1
Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#33B587

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#636979no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#868275no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Tritanopia#DC3B5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#4ACC9E
Analogous#CC4AB9, #CC5D4A
Triadic#78CC4A, #4A78CC
Split complementary#4ACC5D, #4AB9CC
Tetradic#B9CC4A, #4ACC9E, #5D4ACC

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F9E9EF
Lighter +30%#EEC1D1
Lighter +20%#E29AB3
Lighter +10%#D77296
Darker −10%#B1325F
Darker −20%#89274A
Darker −30%#621B34
Darker −40%#3A101F
More saturated +25%#E92D70
Less saturated −25%#AF6780

Channel breakdown

R204
G74
B120
Red204 (80%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue338.77°
Saturation (HSL)56.03%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 4A · B 78

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