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Colour

#CC6899

  • #CC6899
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#CC6899 is a red with RGB values 204, 104, 153 and HSL 331°, 50%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#CC6899#CC6899
HEX#CC6899
RGBrgb(204, 104, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.4078, 0.6
RGB percentages80%, 40.8%, 60%
HSLhsl(330.6, 49.5%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330.6, 49%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 49%, 25%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,396,121
CSS custom property--colour: #CC6899;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#339766

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#737E9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D9097no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D9647Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 9.5Hot pink · ΔE 20.8Plum · ΔE 24.7Orchid · ΔE 28.4Medium violet red · ΔE 29.3Light coral · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 9.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68CC9B
Analogous#CC68CB, #CC6968
Triadic#99CC68, #6899CC
Split complementary#68CC69, #68CBCC
Tetradic#CBCC68, #68CC9B, #6968CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3DAE6
Lighter +20%#E6B4CD
Lighter +10%#D98EB3
Darker −10%#BF427F
Darker −20%#9A3466
Darker −30%#74274D
Darker −40%#4E1A33
More saturated +25%#E54F98
Less saturated −25%#B3819A

Channel breakdown

R204
G104
B153
Red204 (80%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue330.6°
Saturation (HSL)49.5%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 68 · B 99

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