HEX Color #CC2CC5 (Mediumorchid)

About #CC2CC5

Visually, #CC2CC5 is defined as a moderate magenta. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Mediumorchid. Its digital footprint relies on 204 parts red, 44 parts green, and 197 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 78% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 302.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CC2CC5

RGB204, 44, 197

HSL302.6°, 64.5%, 48.6%

CMYK0%, 78%, 3%, 20%

HSV302.6°, 78.4%, 80.0%

LAB50.3, 75.6, -44.5

XYZ35.9, 18.7, 54.5

Decimal13380805

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#CC2CC5 #2CCC33

Analogous

#832CCC #CC2C75

Triadic

#C4CC2C #2CC4CC

Tetradic

#CC832C #2CCC33 #2C75CC

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#CC2CC5

#D143CB

#D75AD1

#DD72D8

#E289DE

#E8A1E5

#EEB8EB

#F3D0F2

#F9E7F8

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#CC2CC5

#B527AF

#9E2299

#881D83

#71186D

#5A1357

#440E41

#2D092B

#160415

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.44:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

4.73:1

Text on #000000

AA

4.24:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

4.02:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CC2CC5; }

.text-color { color: #CC2CC5; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #CC2CC5; }

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