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Recognised as Colour

#C121D1

  • #C121D1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C121D1 is a magenta with RGB values 193, 33, 209 and HSL 295°, 73%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C121D1#C121D1
HEX#C121D1
RGBrgb(193, 33, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.1294, 0.8196
RGB percentages75.7%, 12.9%, 82%
HSLhsl(294.5, 72.7%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.5, 84.2%, 82%)
CMYK7.7%, 84.2%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,657,105
CSS custom property--colour: #C121D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.77:1
Contrast with white4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#3EDE2E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4779CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C4497Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.7Dark violet · ΔE 18Medium orchid · ΔE 20.9Blue violet · ΔE 22.4Fuchsia · ΔE 24.4Magenta · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#31D121
Analogous#6921D1, #D12189
Triadic#D1C121, #21D1C1
Split complementary#89D121, #21D169
Tetradic#D16921, #31D121, #2189D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2C8F6
Lighter +30%#E89CEF
Lighter +20%#DD70E8
Lighter +10%#D344E1
Darker −10%#981AA5
Darker −20%#701379
Darker −30%#470C4D
Darker −40%#1E0521
More saturated +25%#DA03EF
Less saturated −25%#A83FB3

Channel breakdown

R193
G33
B209
Red193 (75.7%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue294.55°
Saturation (HSL)72.73%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G 21 · B D1

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