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Recognised as Colour

#C100AD

  • #C100AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#C100AD is a magenta with RGB values 193, 0, 173 and HSL 306°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#C100AD#C100AD
HEX#C100AD
RGBrgb(193, 0, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0, 0.6784
RGB percentages75.7%, 0%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(306.2, 100%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.2, 100%, 75.7%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 10.4%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,648,621
CSS custom property--colour: #C100AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#3EFF52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5972A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.1 from the original
Tritanopia#CB2765no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 18.8Medium orchid · ΔE 21.4Purple · ΔE 23.5Dark orchid · ΔE 23.8Medium violet red · ΔE 24.9Orchid · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 18.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00C114
Analogous#7400C1, #C1004D
Triadic#ADC100, #00ADC1
Split complementary#4DC100, #00C174
Tetradic#C17400, #00C114, #004DC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF8EF3
Lighter +30%#FF5BEE
Lighter +20%#FF28E9
Lighter +10%#F400DB
Darker −10%#8E007F
Darker −20%#5B0052
Darker −30%#280024
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C100AD
Less saturated −25%#A9189A

Channel breakdown

R193
G0
B173
Red193 (75.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue306.22°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C1 · G 00 · B AD

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