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Recognised as Colour

#CC4DCC

  • #CC4DCC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CC4DCC is a magenta with RGB values 204, 77, 204 and HSL 300°, 55%, 55%. 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

#CC4DCC#CC4DCC
HEX#CC4DCC
RGBrgb(204, 77, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.302, 0.8
RGB percentages80%, 30.2%, 80%
HSLhsl(300, 55.5%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 62.3%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 62.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,389,260
CSS custom property--colour: #CC4DCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#33B233

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D78D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B88C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D25E86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.7Orchid · ΔE 15.2Violet · ΔE 18.5Dark orchid · ΔE 21.5Dark magenta · ΔE 22.4Purple · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.71, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4DCC4D
Analogous#8D4DCC, #CC4D8D
Triadic#CCCC4D, #4DCCCC
Split complementary#8DCC4D, #4DCC8D
Tetradic#CC8D4D, #4DCC4D, #4D8DCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9ECF9
Lighter +30%#EEC4EE
Lighter +20%#E39CE3
Lighter +10%#D775D7
Darker −10%#B333B3
Darker −20%#8B288B
Darker −30%#631D63
Darker −40%#3C113C
More saturated +25%#E930E9
Less saturated −25%#AF6AAF

Channel breakdown

R204
G77
B204
Red204 (80%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)55.46%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR CC · G 4D · B CC

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