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Recognised as Colour

#C203E8

  • #C203E8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#C203E8 is a magenta with RGB values 194, 3, 232 and HSL 290°, 97%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#C203E8#C203E8
HEX#C203E8
RGBrgb(194, 3, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.0118, 0.9098
RGB percentages76.1%, 1.2%, 91%
HSLhsl(290, 97.4%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290, 98.7%, 91%)
CMYK16.4%, 98.7%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,714,984
CSS custom property--colour: #C203E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#3DFC17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2179E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C14F89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 13.4Fuchsia · ΔE 18.3Magenta · ΔE 18.3Blue violet · ΔE 18.7Dark orchid · ΔE 22.3Medium orchid · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 13.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#29E803
Analogous#5003E8, #E8039B
Triadic#E8C203, #03E8C2
Split complementary#9BE803, #03E850
Tetradic#E85003, #29E803, #039BE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3B9FE
Lighter +30%#EA87FD
Lighter +20%#E154FD
Lighter +10%#D822FC
Darker −10%#9802B6
Darker −20%#6E0283
Darker −30%#440151
Darker −40%#1A001F
More saturated +25%#C400EB
Less saturated −25%#AE20CB

Channel breakdown

R194
G3
B232
Red194 (76.1%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue290.04°
Saturation (HSL)97.45%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 03 · B E8

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