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Recognised as Colour

#CC5ECA

  • #CC5ECA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#CC5ECA is a magenta with RGB values 204, 94, 202 and HSL 301°, 52%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CC5ECA#CC5ECA
HEX#CC5ECA
RGBrgb(204, 94, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.3686, 0.7922
RGB percentages80%, 36.9%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(301.1, 51.9%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.1, 53.9%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 53.9%, 1%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,393,610
CSS custom property--colour: #CC5ECA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#33A135

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5480CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#778EC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D26A8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 6.6Medium orchid · ΔE 11.5Violet · ΔE 12.6Dark magenta · ΔE 25.1Medium purple · ΔE 25.2Purple · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 6.55, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5ECC60
Analogous#975ECC, #CC5E93
Triadic#CACC5E, #5ECACC
Split complementary#93CC5E, #5ECC97
Tetradic#CC975E, #5ECC60, #5E93CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF9FD
Lighter +30%#F1D2F0
Lighter +20%#E5ABE4
Lighter +10%#D885D7
Darker −10%#BC3BB9
Darker −20%#952F93
Darker −30%#6E236D
Darker −40%#471747
More saturated +25%#E743E4
Less saturated −25%#B279B0

Channel breakdown

R204
G94
B202
Red204 (80%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue301.09°
Saturation (HSL)51.89%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 5E · B CA

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