#CC42D3

A medium, moderate magenta closely aligning with Mediumorchid.

About #CC42D3

When working with digital screens, the color #CC42D3 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Mediumorchid. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 204, 66, and 211.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 3% cyan, 69% magenta, 0% yellow, and 17% black. The HSL representation is 297.1° hue, 62.2% saturation, and 54.3% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CC42D3
RGB204, 66, 211
HSL297.1°, 62.2%, 54.3%
CMYK3%, 69%, 0%, 17%
HSV297.1°, 68.7%, 82.7%
LAB53.4, 71.1, -47.6
XYZ38.6, 21.4, 63.7
Decimal13386451

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.97:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.29:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.80:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.49:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CC42D3; }
.text-color { color: #CC42D3; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #CC42D3; }

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Mediumorchid
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