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Colour

#C000AD

  • #C000AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#C000AD is a magenta with RGB values 192, 0, 173 and HSL 306°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#C000AD#C000AD
HEX#C000AD
RGBrgb(192, 0, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0, 0.6784
RGB percentages75.3%, 0%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(305.9, 100%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.9, 100%, 75.3%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 9.9%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,583,085
CSS custom property--colour: #C000AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#3FFF52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66 from the original
Deuteranopia#5872A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C92765no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 18.5Medium orchid · ΔE 21.3Purple · ΔE 23.3Dark orchid · ΔE 23.5Medium violet red · ΔE 25.2Orchid · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 18.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00C013
Analogous#7300C0, #C0004D
Triadic#ADC000, #00ADC0
Split complementary#4DC000, #00C073
Tetradic#C07300, #00C013, #004DC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF8DF4
Lighter +30%#FF5AEF
Lighter +20%#FF27EA
Lighter +10%#F300DB
Darker −10%#8D007F
Darker −20%#5A0051
Darker −30%#270023
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C000AD
Less saturated −25%#A8189A

Channel breakdown

R192
G0
B173
Red192 (75.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue305.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C0 · G 00 · B AD

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