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Recognised as Colour

#C021D1

  • #C021D1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C021D1 is a magenta with RGB values 192, 33, 209 and HSL 294°, 73%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C021D1#C021D1
HEX#C021D1
RGBrgb(192, 33, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.1294, 0.8196
RGB percentages75.3%, 12.9%, 82%
HSLhsl(294.2, 72.7%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.2, 84.2%, 82%)
CMYK8.1%, 84.2%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,591,569
CSS custom property--colour: #C021D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#3FDE2E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4678CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C3497Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.4Dark violet · ΔE 17.6Medium orchid · ΔE 20.9Blue violet · ΔE 22.1Fuchsia · ΔE 24.5Magenta · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#32D121
Analogous#6821D1, #D1218A
Triadic#D1C021, #21D1C0
Split complementary#8AD121, #21D168
Tetradic#D16821, #32D121, #218AD1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2C8F6
Lighter +30%#E79CEF
Lighter +20%#DD70E8
Lighter +10%#D244E1
Darker −10%#981AA5
Darker −20%#6F1379
Darker −30%#470C4D
Darker −40%#1E0521
More saturated +25%#D803EF
Less saturated −25%#A83FB3

Channel breakdown

R192
G33
B209
Red192 (75.3%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue294.2°
Saturation (HSL)72.73%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C0 · G 21 · B D1

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