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Recognised as Colour

#C01CA9

  • #C01CA9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#C01CA9 is a magenta with RGB values 192, 28, 169 and HSL 308°, 75%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#C01CA9#C01CA9
HEX#C01CA9
RGBrgb(192, 28, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.1098, 0.6627
RGB percentages75.3%, 11%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(308.4, 74.5%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.4, 85.4%, 75.3%)
CMYK0%, 85.4%, 12%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,590,249
CSS custom property--colour: #C01CA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#3FE356

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B5DACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E74A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68 from the original
Tritanopia#CA2F65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 16.7Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7Medium violet red · ΔE 20.7Purple · ΔE 20.9Orchid · ΔE 24.6Dark orchid · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 16.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1CC033
Analogous#851CC0, #C01C57
Triadic#A9C01C, #1CA9C0
Split complementary#57C01C, #1CC085
Tetradic#C0851C, #1CC033, #1C57C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4B4EB
Lighter +30%#EE87DF
Lighter +20%#E75BD3
Lighter +10%#E12EC8
Darker −10%#931682
Darker −20%#670F5B
Darker −30%#3A0933
Darker −40%#0E020C
More saturated +25%#DC01BD
Less saturated −25%#A43895

Channel breakdown

R192
G28
B169
Red192 (75.3%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue308.41°
Saturation (HSL)74.55%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C0 · G 1C · B A9

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