Colour
#CC70CA
- #CC70CA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#CC70CA is a magenta with RGB values 204, 112, 202 and HSL 301°, 47%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#CC70CA#CC70CA
HEX#CC70CA
RGBrgb(204, 112, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.4392, 0.7922
RGB percentages80%, 43.9%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(301.3, 47.4%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.3, 45.1%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 45.1%, 1%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,398,218
CSS custom property--colour: #CC70CA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#338F35
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#70CC72
Analogous#A070CC, #CC709C
Triadic#CACC70, #70CACC
Split complementary#9CCC70, #70CCA0
Tetradic#CCA070, #70CC72, #709CCC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G112
B202
Red204 (80%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue301.3°
Saturation (HSL)47.42%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 70 · B CA
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page