HEX Color #CC75A8 (Palevioletred)

About #CC75A8

The hex code #CC75A8 represents a beautifully specific shade of magenta. Its closest recognized web color is Palevioletred. Its digital footprint relies on 204 parts red, 117 parts green, and 168 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 43% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CC75A8

RGB204, 117, 168

HSL324.8°, 46.0%, 62.9%

CMYK0%, 43%, 18%, 20%

HSV324.8°, 42.6%, 80.0%

LAB60.2, 40.8, -12.4

XYZ38.3, 28.4, 40.5

Decimal13399464

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#CC75A8 #74CC98

Analogous

#C474CC #CC747C

Triadic

#A8CC74 #74A8CC

Tetradic

#CCC474 #74CC98 #747CCC

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#CC75A8

#D184B1

#D793BB

#DDA3C5

#E2B2CE

#E8C1D8

#EED1E2

#F3E0EB

#F9EFF5

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#CC75A8

#B56895

#9E5B82

#884E70

#71415D

#5A344A

#442738

#2D1A25

#160D12

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.14:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

6.68:1

Text on #000000

AA

3.01:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

5.68:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CC75A8; }

.text-color { color: #CC75A8; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #CC75A8; }

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Palevioletred

#DB7093