Colour

#C040BD

#C040BD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C040BD is a magenta with RGB values 192, 64, 189 and HSL 301°, 50%, 50%. 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

#C040BD#C040BD

HEX#C040BD

RGBrgb(192, 64, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.251, 0.7412

RGB percentages75.3%, 25.1%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(301.4, 50.4%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(301.4, 66.7%, 75.3%)

CMYK0%, 66.7%, 1.6%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,599,485

CSS custom property--colour: #C040BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1

Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#3FBF42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#306CC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original

Deuteranopia#627DBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C65179no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.2 Orchid · ΔE 17.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 17.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 21 Purple · ΔE 21.7 Violet · ΔE 21.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#40C043

Analogous#8340C0, #C0407D

Triadic#BDC040, #40BDC0

Split complementary#7DC040, #40C083

Tetradic#C08340, #40C043, #407DC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F3D9F2

Lighter +30%#E6B3E5

Lighter +20%#D98DD8

Lighter +10%#CD66CA

Darker −10%#9A3398

Darker −20%#742672

Darker −30%#4D1A4C

Darker −40%#270D26

More saturated +25%#E020DB

Less saturated −25%#A0609F

Channel breakdown

R192

G64

B189

Red192 (75.3%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue301.41°

Saturation (HSL)50.39%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C0 · G 40 · B BD

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Colour values

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