Colour
#CC6699
- #CC6699
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#CC6699 is a red with RGB values 204, 102, 153 and HSL 330°, 50%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#CC6699#CC6699
HEX#CC6699
HEX (short)#C69
RGBrgb(204, 102, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.4, 0.6
RGB percentages80%, 40%, 60%
HSLhsl(330, 50%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 50%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 50%, 25%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,395,609
CSS custom property--colour: #CC6699;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.7 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#7F7F7F
Inverted#339966
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#66CC99
Analogous#CC66CC, #CC6666
Triadic#99CC66, #6699CC
Split complementary#66CC66, #66CCCC
Tetradic#CCCC66, #66CC99, #6666CC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G102
B153
Red204 (80%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 66 · B 99
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