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Recognised as Colour

#C2008A

  • #C2008A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#C2008A is a magenta with RGB values 194, 0, 138 and HSL 317°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#C2008A#C2008A
HEX#C2008A
RGBrgb(194, 0, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0, 0.5412
RGB percentages76.1%, 0%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(317.3, 100%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.3, 100%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 28.9%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,714,122
CSS custom property--colour: #C2008A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#3DFF75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#30538Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#697086no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D00050no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 6Deep pink · ΔE 22.9Dark magenta · ΔE 23.3Purple · ΔE 24.9Hot pink · ΔE 25.9Orchid · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 5.98, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00C238
Analogous#9900C2, #C20029
Triadic#8AC200, #008AC2
Split complementary#29C200, #00C299
Tetradic#C29900, #00C238, #0029C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF8FDF
Lighter +30%#FF5CD0
Lighter +20%#FF29C1
Lighter +10%#F500AE
Darker −10%#8F0066
Darker −20%#5C0041
Darker −30%#29001D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C2008A
Less saturated −25%#AA1880

Channel breakdown

R194
G0
B138
Red194 (76.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue317.32°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 00 · B 8A

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