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Recognised as Colour

#CC6DC9

  • #CC6DC9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#CC6DC9 is a magenta with RGB values 204, 109, 201 and HSL 302°, 48%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#CC6DC9#CC6DC9
HEX#CC6DC9
RGBrgb(204, 109, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.4275, 0.7882
RGB percentages80%, 42.7%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(301.9, 48.2%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.9, 46.6%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 46.6%, 1.5%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,397,449
CSS custom property--colour: #CC6DC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#339236

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6688CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8195C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D27692no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 6.2Violet · ΔE 12.5Medium orchid · ΔE 18.9Medium purple · ΔE 23.4Plum · ΔE 24.5Hot pink · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 6.25, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DCC70
Analogous#9F6DCC, #CC6D9A
Triadic#C9CC6D, #6DC9CC
Split complementary#9ACC6D, #6DCCA0
Tetradic#CCA06D, #6DCC70, #6D9ACC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4DEF3
Lighter +20%#E6B9E5
Lighter +10%#D993D7
Darker −10%#BF47BB
Darker −20%#9C3799
Darker −30%#772974
Darker −40%#511C4F
More saturated +25%#E554E0
Less saturated −25%#B386B2

Channel breakdown

R204
G109
B201
Red204 (80%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue301.89°
Saturation (HSL)48.22%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 6D · B C9

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