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Recognised as Colour

#C039CC

  • #C039CC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C039CC is a magenta with RGB values 192, 57, 204 and HSL 295°, 59%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C039CC#C039CC
HEX#C039CC
RGBrgb(192, 57, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.2235, 0.8
RGB percentages75.3%, 22.4%, 80%
HSLhsl(295.1, 59%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.1, 72.1%, 80%)
CMYK5.9%, 72.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,597,708
CSS custom property--colour: #C039CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#3FC633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#557DC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C45380no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12Dark orchid · ΔE 14Dark magenta · ΔE 21.8Dark violet · ΔE 24.5Orchid · ΔE 24.6Purple · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#45CC39
Analogous#7739CC, #CC398F
Triadic#CCC039, #39CCC0
Split complementary#8FCC39, #39CC76
Tetradic#CC7639, #45CC39, #398FCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4DBF6
Lighter +30%#E7B3EB
Lighter +20%#DA8AE1
Lighter +10%#CD62D6
Darker −10%#9D2BA7
Darker −20%#77217E
Darker −30%#511656
Darker −40%#2B0C2D
More saturated +25%#DA1AEB
Less saturated −25%#A658AD

Channel breakdown

R192
G57
B204
Red192 (75.3%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue295.1°
Saturation (HSL)59.04%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C0 · G 39 · B CC

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