Colour

#C21DBC

#C21DBC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C21DBC is a magenta with RGB values 194, 29, 188 and HSL 302°, 74%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C21DBC

RGBrgb(194, 29, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.1137, 0.7373

RGB percentages76.1%, 11.4%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(302.2, 74%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(302.2, 85.1%, 76.1%)

CMYK0%, 85.1%, 3.1%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,721,596

CSS custom property--colour: #C21DBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.01:1

Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#3DE243

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0062C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5677B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C93B71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 18.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 19 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.3 Purple · ΔE 25.3 Dark violet · ΔE 26.7 Orchid · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 18.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1DC223

Analogous#761DC2, #C21D69

Triadic#BCC21D, #1DBCC2

Split complementary#6AC21D, #1DC276

Tetradic#C2761D, #1DC223, #1D69C2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4B7F2

Lighter +30%#EE8AEA

Lighter +20%#E75EE2

Lighter +10%#E032DA

Darker −10%#961691

Darker −20%#691066

Darker −30%#3D093B

Darker −40%#110210

More saturated +25%#DE01D6

Less saturated −25%#A639A2

Channel breakdown

R194

G29

B188

Red194 (76.1%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue302.18°

Saturation (HSL)73.99%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C2 · G 1D · B BC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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