Recognised as Colour

#CC6EDD

#CC6EDD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#CC6EDD is a magenta with RGB values 204, 110, 221 and HSL 291°, 62%, 65%. 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#CC6EDD

RGBrgb(204, 110, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.4314, 0.8667

RGB percentages80%, 43.1%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(290.8, 62%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.8, 50.2%, 86.7%)

CMYK7.7%, 50.2%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,397,725

CSS custom property--colour: #CC6EDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.84:1

Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#339122

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C8CE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original

Deuteranopia#7997DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CE7D9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 7.3 Violet · ΔE 10.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 11 Medium purple · ΔE 19.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 7.35, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7FDD6E

Analogous#956EDD, #DD6EB6

Triadic#DDCC6E, #6EDDCC

Split complementary#B6DD6E, #6EDD95

Tetradic#DD956E, #7FDD6E, #6EB6DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8EAFA

Lighter +20%#E9C1F0

Lighter +10%#DB97E7

Darker −10%#BD45D3

Darker −20%#A42BBA

Darker −30%#7F2290

Darker −40%#5B1867

More saturated +25%#DC58F3

Less saturated −25%#BC84C7

Channel breakdown

R204

G110

B221

Red204 (80%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue290.81°

Saturation (HSL)62.01%

Lightness64.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR CC · G 6E · B DD

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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