Recognised as Colour

#CC85BD

#CC85BD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#CC85BD is a magenta with RGB values 204, 133, 189 and HSL 313°, 41%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#CC85BD

RGBrgb(204, 133, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.5216, 0.7412

RGB percentages80%, 52.2%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(312.7, 41%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(312.7, 34.8%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 34.8%, 7.4%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,403,581

CSS custom property--colour: #CC85BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.66:1

Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#337A42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8596BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#97A0BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D38899no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.2 Orchid · ΔE 25.5 Violet · ΔE 28.4 Thistle · ΔE 28.8 Hot pink · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85CC94

Analogous#B885CC, #CC859A

Triadic#BDCC85, #85BDCC

Split complementary#9ACC85, #85CCB8

Tetradic#CCB885, #85CC94, #859ACC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F1F7

Lighter +20%#EACDE4

Lighter +10%#DBA9D0

Darker −10%#BD61AA

Darker −20%#A64591

Darker −30%#823672

Darker −40%#5E2752

More saturated +25%#E26FC9

Less saturated −25%#B69BB1

Channel breakdown

R204

G133

B189

Red204 (80%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue312.68°

Saturation (HSL)41.04%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 85 · B BD

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Colour values

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