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Colour

#FF99CD

  • #FF99CD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#FF99CD is a magenta with RGB values 255, 153, 205 and HSL 329°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#FF99CD#FF99CD
HEX#FF99CD
RGBrgb(255, 153, 205)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6, 0.8039
RGB percentages100%, 60%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(329.4, 100%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(329.4, 40%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 40%, 19.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,751,053
CSS custom property--colour: #FF99CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.69:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#006632

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2AECFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCBFCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FF97ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17Pale violetred · ΔE 18Hot pink · ΔE 21.8Light pink · ΔE 23.4Pink · ΔE 26.1Orchid · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99FFCB
Analogous#FE99FF, #FF999A
Triadic#CDFF99, #99CDFF
Split complementary#9AFF99, #99FFFE
Tetradic#FFFE99, #99FFCB, #999AFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFCCE6
Darker −10%#FF66B4
Darker −20%#FF339B
Darker −30%#FF0082
Darker −40%#CC0068
More saturated +25%#FF99CD
Less saturated −25%#F2A6CD

Channel breakdown

R255
G153
B205
Red255 (100%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue329.41°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 99 · B CD

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