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Recognised as Colour

#C100DC

  • #C100DC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#C100DC is a magenta with RGB values 193, 0, 220 and HSL 293°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#C100DC#C100DC
HEX#C100DC
RGBrgb(193, 0, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0, 0.8627
RGB percentages75.7%, 0%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(292.6, 100%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.6, 100%, 86.3%)
CMYK12.3%, 100%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,648,668
CSS custom property--colour: #C100DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.88:1
Contrast with white4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#3EFF23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3377D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C24781no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 13.7Dark orchid · ΔE 19.2Fuchsia · ΔE 19.3Magenta · ΔE 19.3Blue violet · ΔE 19.6Medium orchid · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 13.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1BDC00
Analogous#5300DC, #DC0089
Triadic#DCC100, #00DCC1
Split complementary#89DC00, #00DC53
Tetradic#DC5300, #1BDC00, #0089DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4A9FF
Lighter +30%#EE76FF
Lighter +20%#E843FF
Lighter +10%#E210FF
Darker −10%#9400A9
Darker −20%#680076
Darker −30%#3B0043
Darker −40%#0E0010
More saturated +25%#C100DC
Less saturated −25%#AC1CC1

Channel breakdown

R193
G0
B220
Red193 (75.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue292.64°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G 00 · B DC

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