Recognised as Colour

#CC6EDA

#CC6EDA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#CC6EDA is a magenta with RGB values 204, 110, 218 and HSL 292°, 59%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#CC6EDA

RGBrgb(204, 110, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.4314, 0.8549

RGB percentages80%, 43.1%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(292.2, 59.3%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.2, 49.5%, 85.5%)

CMYK6.4%, 49.5%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,397,722

CSS custom property--colour: #CC6EDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1

Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#339125

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E8CDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A97D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CF7C9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 6.2 Violet · ΔE 9.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 12 Medium purple · ΔE 20.1 Slate blue · ΔE 29.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 6.21, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7CDA6E

Analogous#966EDA, #DA6EB2

Triadic#DACC6E, #6EDACC

Split complementary#B2DA6E, #6EDA96

Tetradic#DA966E, #7CDA6E, #6EB2DA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7E8F9

Lighter +20%#E9BFEF

Lighter +10%#DA97E4

Darker −10%#BE45D0

Darker −20%#A32EB4

Darker −30%#7E248B

Darker −40%#591963

More saturated +25%#DD57F1

Less saturated −25%#BB85C3

Channel breakdown

R204

G110

B218

Red204 (80%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue292.22°

Saturation (HSL)59.34%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G 6E · B DA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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