Recognised as Colour

#CC5990

#CC5990
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#CC5990 is a red with RGB values 204, 89, 144 and HSL 331°, 53%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#CC5990#CC5990

HEX#CC5990

RGBrgb(204, 89, 144)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.349, 0.5647

RGB percentages80%, 34.9%, 56.5%

HSLhsl(331.3, 53%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(331.3, 56.4%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 56.4%, 29.4%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,392,272

CSS custom property--colour: #CC5990;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.4:1

Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#33A66F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#697492no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#87898Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.7 from the original

Tritanopia#DA536Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12 Hot pink · ΔE 17.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 22.9 Orchid · ΔE 28.3 Plum · ΔE 30.5 Indian red · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59CC95

Analogous#CC59C9, #CC5B59

Triadic#90CC59, #5990CC

Split complementary#59CC5B, #59C9CC

Tetradic#CACC59, #59CC95, #5C59CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCF5F8

Lighter +30%#F0CEDE

Lighter +20%#E4A7C4

Lighter +10%#D880AA

Darker −10%#B93976

Darker −20%#922D5D

Darker −30%#6B2144

Darker −40%#44152B

More saturated +25%#E73E8F

Less saturated −25%#B17491

Channel breakdown

R204

G89

B144

Red204 (80%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue144 (56.5%)

Hue331.3°

Saturation (HSL)53%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 59 · B 90

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CC5990 (chemical formula)

Formula
71,957.901 g/mol
5991 atoms

CC5990 has a molar mass of 71,957.901 g/mol, made up of 5991 atoms across 1 element: 5991 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass71,957.901 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule5991

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.1948891 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram8.3689778 × 10^18

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

C100%

Carbon (C × 5991)71,957.901 g/mol, 100%

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