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Recognised as Colour

#CC4EE3

  • #CC4EE3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CC4EE3 is a magenta with RGB values 204, 78, 227 and HSL 291°, 73%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CC4EE3#CC4EE3
HEX#CC4EE3
RGBrgb(204, 78, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.3059, 0.8902
RGB percentages80%, 30.6%, 89%
HSLhsl(290.7, 72.7%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.7, 65.6%, 89%)
CMYK10.1%, 65.6%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,389,539
CSS custom property--colour: #CC4EE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#33B11C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#207DE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E8BDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60 from the original
Tritanopia#CE6792no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.7Dark orchid · ΔE 15.1Orchid · ΔE 24Violet · ΔE 24.7Dark violet · ΔE 25.1Blue violet · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#65E34E
Analogous#814EE3, #E34EB0
Triadic#E3CC4E, #4EE3CC
Split complementary#B0E34E, #4EE382
Tetradic#E3824E, #65E34E, #4EB0E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFF
Lighter +30%#F2D2F8
Lighter +20%#E5A6F1
Lighter +10%#D97AEA
Darker −10%#BF23DB
Darker −20%#981CAF
Darker −30%#721583
Darker −40%#4C0E57
More saturated +25%#DE34FD
Less saturated −25%#BA68C9

Channel breakdown

R204
G78
B227
Red204 (80%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue290.74°
Saturation (HSL)72.68%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G 4E · B E3

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