#cc72a8

Color #cc72a8

A moderately saturated light magenta.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 14.11 Nearest Tailwind class pink-400 #fb64b6 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#cc72a8

RGB

rgb(204, 114, 168)

HSL

hsl(324, 46.9%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(324, 44.1%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 44.1%, 17.6%, 20%)

LAB

lab(59.62, 42.36, -13.32)

LCH

lch(59.62, 44.4, 342.54)

OKLCH

oklch(66.9%, 0.1304, 344.34)

HWB

hwb(324, 44.7%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#72cc96

Analogous

#c372cc

#cc72a8

#cc727b

Triadic

#cc72a8

#a8cc72

#72a8cc

Split-complementary

#cc72a8

#7bcc72

#72ccc3

Tetradic

#cc72a8

#cc9672

#72cc96

#72a8cc

Square

#cc72a8

#ccc372

#72cc96

#727bcc

Shades

Color #cc72a8 mixed toward black.

#be4b90

#9c3874

#752a57

#4e1c3a

#270e1d

Tints

Color #cc72a8 mixed toward white.

#d58ab7

#dda1c5

#e6b9d4

#eed0e2

#f7e8f1

Tones

Color #cc72a8 mixed toward gray.

#c57aa7

#bd81a5

#b689a4

#ae90a2

#a798a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.54:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adac9d · ΔE 34

Deuteranopia

#b1b79a · ΔE 42.2

Tritanopia

#c99492 · ΔE 17.3

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 24.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cc72a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cc72a8]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#cc72a8 (#cc72a8) is rgb(204, 114, 168) in RGB.

No, #cc72a8 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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