HEX Color #CC1DD3 (Darkorchid)

About #CC1DD3

The precise color #CC1DD3 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkorchid. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 204, 29, and 211.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 3% cyan and 86% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CC1DD3

RGB204, 29, 211

HSL297.7°, 75.8%, 47.1%

CMYK3%, 86%, 0%, 17%

HSV297.7°, 86.3%, 82.7%

LAB50.0, 80.9, -53.1

XYZ37.1, 18.4, 63.2

Decimal13376979

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#CC1DD3 #23D21D

Analogous

#711DD2 #D21D7E

Triadic

#D2CC1D #1DD2CC

Tetradic

#D2711D #23D21D #1D7ED2

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#CC1DD3

#D136D7

#D74FDC

#DD68E1

#E281E6

#E89AEB

#EEB3F0

#F3CCF5

#F9E5FA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#CC1DD3

#B519BB

#9E16A4

#88138C

#711075

#5A0C5D

#440946

#2D062E

#160317

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.48:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

4.68:1

Text on #000000

AA

4.29:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

3.98:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CC1DD3; }

.text-color { color: #CC1DD3; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #CC1DD3; }

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Darkorchid

#9932CC