HEX Color #CC16DB (Darkviolet)

About #CC16DB

The precise color #CC16DB is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkviolet. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(204, 22, 219).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 7% cyan and 90% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 295.4° hue, 81.7% saturation, and 47.3% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CC16DB

RGB204, 22, 219

HSL295.4°, 81.7%, 47.3%

CMYK7%, 90%, 0%, 14%

HSV295.4°, 90.0%, 85.9%

LAB50.1, 83.2, -57.4

XYZ38.0, 18.5, 68.6

Decimal13375195

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#CC16DB #24DA16

Analogous

#6916DA #DA1687

Triadic

#DACB16 #16DACC

Tetradic

#DA6916 #24DA16 #1687DA

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#CC16DB

#D12FDF

#D749E3

#DD63E7

#E27DEB

#E897EF

#EEB1F3

#F3CBF7

#F9E5FB

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#CC16DB

#B513C2

#9E11AA

#880E92

#710C79

#5A0961

#440749

#2D0430

#160218

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.46:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

4.71:1

Text on #000000

AA

4.27:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

4.00:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CC16DB; }

.text-color { color: #CC16DB; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #CC16DB; }

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