Colour

#C2199C

#C2199C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#C2199C is a magenta with RGB values 194, 25, 156 and HSL 313°, 77%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#C2199C

RGBrgb(194, 25, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.098, 0.6118

RGB percentages76.1%, 9.8%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(313.5, 77.2%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(313.5, 87.1%, 76.1%)

CMYK0%, 87.1%, 19.6%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,720,540

CSS custom property--colour: #C2199C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.37:1

Contrast with white5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#3DE663

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B5A9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#657498no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69 from the original

Tritanopia#CE225Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 18.5 Purple · ΔE 21.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.2 Orchid · ΔE 25 Hot pink · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#19C23F

Analogous#9319C2, #C21948

Triadic#9CC219, #199CC2

Split complementary#47C219, #19C294

Tetradic#C29419, #19C23F, #1947C2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5B2E6

Lighter +30%#EF85D7

Lighter +20%#E958C9

Lighter +10%#E42ABA

Darker −10%#951378

Darker −20%#680D53

Darker −30%#3A082F

Darker −40%#0D020B

More saturated +25%#DB00AA

Less saturated −25%#A7348D

Channel breakdown

R194

G25

B156

Red194 (76.1%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue313.49°

Saturation (HSL)77.17%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C2 · G 19 · B 9C

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