Colour
#CC72CA
- #CC72CA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#CC72CA is a magenta with RGB values 204, 114, 202 and HSL 301°, 47%, 62%. 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
#CC72CA#CC72CA
HEX#CC72CA
RGBrgb(204, 114, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.4471, 0.7922
RGB percentages80%, 44.7%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(301.3, 46.9%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.3, 44.1%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 44.1%, 1%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,398,730
CSS custom property--colour: #CC72CA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.83:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#338D35
Colour vision & accessibility
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 text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#72CC74
Analogous#A172CC, #CC729D
Triadic#CACC72, #72CACC
Split complementary#9DCC72, #72CCA1
Tetradic#CCA172, #72CC74, #729DCC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G114
B202
Red204 (80%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue301.33°
Saturation (HSL)46.88%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 72 · B CA
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