Colour
#CC74AA
- #CC74AA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#CC74AA is a magenta with RGB values 204, 116, 170 and HSL 323°, 46%, 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
#CC74AA#CC74AA
HEX#CC74AA
RGBrgb(204, 116, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.4549, 0.6667
RGB percentages80%, 45.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(323.2, 46.3%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.2, 43.1%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 43.1%, 16.7%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,399,210
CSS custom property--colour: #CC74AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#338B55
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#74CC96
Analogous#C274CC, #CC747E
Triadic#AACC74, #74AACC
Split complementary#7ECC74, #74CCC2
Tetradic#CCC274, #74CC96, #747ECC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G116
B170
Red204 (80%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue323.18°
Saturation (HSL)46.32%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 74 · B AA
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