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Recognised as Colour

#CC50AD

  • #CC50AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#CC50AD is a magenta with RGB values 204, 80, 173 and HSL 315°, 55%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CC50AD#CC50AD
HEX#CC50AD
RGBrgb(204, 80, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.3137, 0.6784
RGB percentages80%, 31.4%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(315, 54.9%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315, 60.8%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 60.8%, 15.2%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,389,997
CSS custom property--colour: #CC50AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#33AF52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5574B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A87AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D75477no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.5Medium violet red · ΔE 17.8Hot pink · ΔE 19.5Violet · ΔE 20Medium orchid · ΔE 22Dark magenta · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#50CC6F
Analogous#AD50CC, #CC506F
Triadic#ADCC50, #50ADCC
Split complementary#6FCC50, #50CCAD
Tetradic#CCAD50, #50CC6F, #506FCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAEEF7
Lighter +30%#EFC6E5
Lighter +20%#E39FD2
Lighter +10%#D877C0
Darker −10%#B43594
Darker −20%#8D2974
Darker −30%#651E53
Darker −40%#3E1233
More saturated +25%#E834BB
Less saturated −25%#B06C9F

Channel breakdown

R204
G80
B173
Red204 (80%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue315°
Saturation (HSL)54.87%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 50 · B AD

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