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Recognised as Colour

#CC59D2

  • #CC59D2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CC59D2 is a magenta with RGB values 204, 89, 210 and HSL 297°, 57%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CC59D2#CC59D2
HEX#CC59D2
RGBrgb(204, 89, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.349, 0.8235
RGB percentages80%, 34.9%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(297, 57.3%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297, 57.6%, 82.4%)
CMYK2.9%, 57.6%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,392,338
CSS custom property--colour: #CC59D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.93:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#33A62D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#487FD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#708DCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D1698Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.9Orchid · ΔE 11.5Violet · ΔE 14.9Dark orchid · ΔE 22.9Dark magenta · ΔE 24.3Medium purple · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.86, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5FD259
Analogous#9059D2, #D2599B
Triadic#D2CC59, #59D2CC
Split complementary#9CD259, #59D28F
Tetradic#D28F59, #5FD259, #599BD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF9FE
Lighter +30%#F1D1F3
Lighter +20%#E5A9E8
Lighter +10%#D881DD
Darker −10%#BC35C3
Darker −20%#952A9B
Darker −30%#6F1F73
Darker −40%#48144B
More saturated +25%#E43FEC
Less saturated −25%#B473B8

Channel breakdown

R204
G89
B210
Red204 (80%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue297.02°
Saturation (HSL)57.35%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CC · G 59 · B D2

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