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Recognised as Colour

#CC73AE

  • #CC73AE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#CC73AE is a magenta with RGB values 204, 115, 174 and HSL 320°, 47%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#CC73AE#CC73AE
HEX#CC73AE
RGBrgb(204, 115, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.451, 0.6824
RGB percentages80%, 45.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(320.2, 46.6%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.2, 43.6%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 43.6%, 14.7%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,398,958
CSS custom property--colour: #CC73AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#338C51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7788B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F96ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D67489no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16.8Plum · ΔE 17.8Orchid · ΔE 22.3Hot pink · ΔE 22.8Violet · ΔE 26.5Medium violet red · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73CC91
Analogous#BD73CC, #CC7382
Triadic#AECC73, #73AECC
Split complementary#82CC73, #73CCBE
Tetradic#CCBD73, #73CC91, #7382CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5E3EF
Lighter +20%#E7BED9
Lighter +10%#DA98C4
Darker −10%#BE4E98
Darker −20%#9F3A7D
Darker −30%#7A2C60
Darker −40%#541F42
More saturated +25%#E45BB6
Less saturated −25%#B48BA6

Channel breakdown

R204
G115
B174
Red204 (80%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue320.22°
Saturation (HSL)46.6%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 73 · B AE

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