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Colour

#C142A4

  • #C142A4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#C142A4 is a magenta with RGB values 193, 66, 164 and HSL 314°, 51%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#C142A4#C142A4
HEX#C142A4
RGBrgb(193, 66, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.2588, 0.6431
RGB percentages75.7%, 25.9%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(313.7, 50.6%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.7, 65.8%, 75.7%)
CMYK0%, 65.8%, 15%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,665,508
CSS custom property--colour: #C142A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.58:1
Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#3EBD5B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4769A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F7DA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Tritanopia#CB476Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 16Orchid · ΔE 16.4Dark magenta · ΔE 20.7Medium orchid · ΔE 21.2Purple · ΔE 22Hot pink · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 16.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42C15F
Analogous#9F42C1, #C14264
Triadic#A4C142, #42A4C1
Split complementary#64C142, #42C19F
Tetradic#C19F42, #42C15F, #4264C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3DCEE
Lighter +30%#E7B5DB
Lighter +20%#DA8FC9
Lighter +10%#CE68B6
Darker −10%#9D3385
Darker −20%#762764
Darker −30%#501A44
Darker −40%#290E23
More saturated +25%#E023B5
Less saturated −25%#A26193

Channel breakdown

R193
G66
B164
Red193 (75.7%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue313.7°
Saturation (HSL)50.6%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C1 · G 42 · B A4

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