#cc72b2

Color #cc72b2

A moderately saturated light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.94 Nearest Tailwind class pink-400 #fb64b6 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#cc72b2

RGB

rgb(204, 114, 178)

HSL

hsl(317.3, 46.9%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(317.3, 44.1%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 44.1%, 12.7%, 20%)

LAB

lab(59.97, 43.95, -18.52)

LCH

lch(59.97, 47.69, 337.15)

OKLCH

oklch(67.3%, 0.1376, 338.88)

HWB

hwb(317.3, 44.7%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#72cc8c

Analogous

#b972cc

#cc72b2

#cc7285

Triadic

#cc72b2

#b2cc72

#72b2cc

Split-complementary

#cc72b2

#85cc72

#72ccb9

Tetradic

#cc72b2

#cc8c72

#72cc8c

#72b2cc

Square

#cc72b2

#ccb972

#72cc8c

#7285cc

Shades

Color #cc72b2 mixed toward black.

#be4b9d

#9c387f

#752a5f

#4e1c40

#270e20

Tints

Color #cc72b2 mixed toward white.

#d58abf

#dda1cc

#e6b9d9

#eed0e5

#f7e8f2

Tones

Color #cc72b2 mixed toward gray.

#c57aaf

#bd81ac

#b689a9

#ae90a5

#a798a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adaca5 · ΔE 30.4

Deuteranopia

#b1b7a2 · ΔE 40.4

Tritanopia

#c99a98 · ΔE 19.7

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 24.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cc72b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cc72b2]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#cc72b2 (#cc72b2) is rgb(204, 114, 178) in RGB.

No, #cc72b2 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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