Colour

#C100DD

#C100DD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#C100DD is a magenta with RGB values 193, 0, 221 and HSL 292°, 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

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HEX#C100DD

RGBrgb(193, 0, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0, 0.8667

RGB percentages75.7%, 0%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(292.4, 100%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.4, 100%, 86.7%)

CMYK12.7%, 100%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,648,669

CSS custom property--colour: #C100DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.87:1

Contrast with white4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#3EFF22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0066E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3177D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C24882no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.2 from the original

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

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

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

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 13.6 Fuchsia · ΔE 19.1 Magenta · ΔE 19.1 Blue violet · ΔE 19.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 13.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1CDD00

Analogous#5200DD, #DD008B

Triadic#DDC100, #00DDC1

Split complementary#8BDD00, #00DD52

Tetradic#DD5200, #1CDD00, #008BDD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4AAFF

Lighter +30%#EE77FF

Lighter +20%#E744FF

Lighter +10%#E111FF

Darker −10%#9400AA

Darker −20%#680077

Darker −30%#3B0044

Darker −40%#0F0011

More saturated +25%#C100DD

Less saturated −25%#AC1CC1

Channel breakdown

R193

B221

Red193 (75.7%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue292.4°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C1 · G 00 · B DD

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