HEX Color #CC7599 (Palevioletred)

About #CC7599

The hex code #CC7599 represents a beautifully specific shade of magenta. Its closest recognized web color is Palevioletred. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 204, 117, and 153.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 43% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 335.2° hue, 46.0% saturation, and 62.9% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CC7599

RGB204, 117, 153

HSL335.2°, 46.0%, 62.9%

CMYK0%, 43%, 25%, 20%

HSV335.2°, 42.6%, 80.0%

LAB59.8, 38.6, -4.5

XYZ37.0, 27.9, 33.6

Decimal13399449

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#CC7599 #74CCA8

Analogous

#CC74C4 #CC7C74

Triadic

#99CC74 #7498CC

Tetradic

#C4CC74 #74CCA8 #7C74CC

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#CC7599

#D184A4

#D793AF

#DDA3BB

#E2B2C6

#E8C1D1

#EED1DD

#F3E0E8

#F9EFF3

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#CC7599

#B56888

#9E5B77

#884E66

#714155

#5A3444

#442733

#2D1A22

#160D11

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.20:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

6.57:1

Text on #000000

AA

3.05:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

5.59:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CC7599; }

.text-color { color: #CC7599; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #CC7599; }

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Palevioletred

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