Recognised as Colour

#C048B9

#C048B9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C048B9 is a magenta with RGB values 192, 72, 185 and HSL 304°, 49%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C048B9

RGBrgb(192, 72, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.2824, 0.7255

RGB percentages75.3%, 28.2%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(303.5, 48.8%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(303.5, 62.5%, 75.3%)

CMYK0%, 62.5%, 3.6%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,601,529

CSS custom property--colour: #C048B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.87:1

Contrast with white4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#3FB746

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F6FBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6880B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C7557Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.5 Orchid · ΔE 13.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 18.7 Violet · ΔE 19.3 Purple · ΔE 21.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#48C04F

Analogous#8B48C0, #C0487D

Triadic#B9C048, #48B9C0

Split complementary#7DC048, #48C08B

Tetradic#C08B48, #48C04F, #487DC0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4E0F3

Lighter +30%#E7BAE5

Lighter +20%#DA94D6

Lighter +10%#CD6EC8

Darker −10%#9E3798

Darker −20%#792974

Darker −30%#531C4F

Darker −40%#2D0F2B

More saturated +25%#DF29D4

Less saturated −25%#A1679E

Channel breakdown

R192

G72

B185

Red192 (75.3%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue303.5°

Saturation (HSL)48.78%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C0 · G 48 · B B9

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