Colour

#CC4ED5

#CC4ED5
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#CC4ED5 is a magenta with RGB values 204, 78, 213 and HSL 296°, 62%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#CC4ED5

RGBrgb(204, 78, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.3059, 0.8353

RGB percentages80%, 30.6%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(296, 61.6%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(296, 63.4%, 83.5%)

CMYK4.2%, 63.4%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,389,525

CSS custom property--colour: #CC4ED5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1

Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#33B12A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#357AD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6789D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D0628Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8 Orchid · ΔE 18 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.5 Violet · ΔE 20.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.1 Purple · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.01, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#57D54E

Analogous#894ED5, #D54E9A

Triadic#D5CC4E, #4ED5CC

Split complementary#9BD54E, #4ED588

Tetradic#D5894E, #57D54E, #4E9BD5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCF3FC

Lighter +30%#F0CAF2

Lighter +20%#E4A0E9

Lighter +10%#D877DF

Darker −10%#B82EC2

Darker −20%#912499

Darker −30%#6A1A70

Darker −40%#431146

More saturated +25%#E433F0

Less saturated −25%#B469BA

Channel breakdown

R204

G78

B213

Red204 (80%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue296°

Saturation (HSL)61.64%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G 4E · B D5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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