Colour

#CC66CD

#CC66CD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#CC66CD is a magenta with RGB values 204, 102, 205 and HSL 299°, 51%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#CC66CD

RGBrgb(204, 102, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.4, 0.8039

RGB percentages80%, 40%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(299.4, 50.7%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(299.4, 50.2%, 80.4%)

CMYK0.5%, 50.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,395,661

CSS custom property--colour: #CC66CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.35:1

Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#339932

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C85D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B92CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D17190no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 4.3 Violet · ΔE 11.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 13.4 Medium purple · ΔE 23.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 27.5 Hot pink · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 4.34, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#67CD66

Analogous#9866CD, #CD669B

Triadic#CDCC66, #66CDCC

Split complementary#9BCD66, #66CD99

Tetradic#CD9966, #67CD66, #669BCD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2D9F3

Lighter +20%#E6B3E6

Lighter +10%#D98CDA

Darker −10%#BF40C0

Darker −20%#99329B

Darker −30%#732674

Darker −40%#4D194E

More saturated +25%#E54DE6

Less saturated −25%#B37FB4

Channel breakdown

R204

G102

B205

Red204 (80%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue299.42°

Saturation (HSL)50.74%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G 66 · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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