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Colour

#C208B3

  • #C208B3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#C208B3 is a magenta with RGB values 194, 8, 179 and HSL 305°, 92%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#C208B3#C208B3
HEX#C208B3
RGBrgb(194, 8, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.0314, 0.702
RGB percentages76.1%, 3.1%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(304.8, 92.1%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.8, 95.9%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 95.9%, 7.7%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,716,211
CSS custom property--colour: #C208B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#3DF74C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5874AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CB2D69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 19.7Medium orchid · ΔE 20.6Dark orchid · ΔE 22Purple · ΔE 24.6Medium violet red · ΔE 27.3Orchid · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 19.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#08C217
Analogous#7408C2, #C20856
Triadic#B3C208, #08B3C2
Split complementary#56C208, #08C274
Tetradic#C27408, #08C217, #0856C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FB9BF3
Lighter +30%#F96AED
Lighter +20%#F739E8
Lighter +10%#F30AE0
Darker −10%#910686
Darker −20%#600459
Darker −30%#2F022B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#CA00BA
Less saturated −25%#A9219E

Channel breakdown

R194
G8
B179
Red194 (76.1%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue304.84°
Saturation (HSL)92.08%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 08 · B B3

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