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Recognised as Colour

#C21DDD

  • #C21DDD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#C21DDD is a magenta with RGB values 194, 29, 221 and HSL 292°, 77%, 49%. 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

#C21DDD#C21DDD
HEX#C21DDD
RGBrgb(194, 29, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.1137, 0.8667
RGB percentages76.1%, 11.4%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(291.6, 76.8%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.6, 86.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK12.2%, 86.9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,721,629
CSS custom property--colour: #C21DDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#3DE222

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B7AD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C34E84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 14.3Dark orchid · ΔE 16.7Blue violet · ΔE 19.2Fuchsia · ΔE 20.8Magenta · ΔE 20.8Medium orchid · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 14.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38DD1D
Analogous#621DDD, #DD1D98
Triadic#DDC21D, #1DDDC2
Split complementary#98DD1D, #1DDD62
Tetradic#DD621D, #38DD1D, #1D98DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2CDF9
Lighter +30%#E7A0F3
Lighter +20%#DC73ED
Lighter +10%#D046E7
Darker −10%#9A17B0
Darker −20%#731183
Darker −30%#4B0B56
Darker −40%#240529
More saturated +25%#D700FA
Less saturated −25%#AC3CBE

Channel breakdown

R194
G29
B221
Red194 (76.1%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue291.56°
Saturation (HSL)76.8%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 1D · B DD

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