Colour

#C217C4

#C217C4
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#C217C4 is a magenta with RGB values 194, 23, 196 and HSL 299°, 79%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C217C4

RGBrgb(194, 23, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.0902, 0.7686

RGB percentages76.1%, 9%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(299.3, 79%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(299.3, 88.3%, 76.9%)

CMYK1%, 88.3%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,720,068

CSS custom property--colour: #C217C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1

Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#3DE83B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0062C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5077C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C83D74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 17.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 20 Dark violet · ΔE 22.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.5 Fuchsia · ΔE 26.9 Magenta · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 17.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#19C417

Analogous#6B17C4, #C41770

Triadic#C4C217, #17C4C2

Split complementary#70C417, #17C46B

Tetradic#C46C17, #19C417, #1770C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F5B1F6

Lighter +30%#EF83F1

Lighter +20%#E956EB

Lighter +10%#E428E6

Darker −10%#951296

Darker −20%#680C69

Darker −30%#3A073B

Darker −40%#0D020D

More saturated +25%#D800DB

Less saturated −25%#A732A9

Channel breakdown

R194

G23

B196

Red194 (76.1%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue299.31°

Saturation (HSL)79%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G 17 · B C4

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