Recognised as Colour

#C21ECB

#C21ECB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#C21ECB is a magenta with RGB values 194, 30, 203 and HSL 297°, 74%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C21ECB

RGBrgb(194, 30, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.1176, 0.7961

RGB percentages76.1%, 11.8%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(296.9, 74.2%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(296.9, 85.2%, 79.6%)

CMYK4.4%, 85.2%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,721,867

CSS custom property--colour: #C21ECB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.84:1

Contrast with white4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#3DE134

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0065CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C78C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C7447Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.1 Dark violet · ΔE 20.3 Blue violet · ΔE 24.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 25.3 Fuchsia · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#27CB1E

Analogous#6B1ECB, #CB1E7E

Triadic#CBC21E, #1ECBC2

Split complementary#7ECB1E, #1ECB6B

Tetradic#CB6B1E, #27CB1E, #1E7ECB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3BFF6

Lighter +30%#EA93EF

Lighter +20%#E267E8

Lighter +10%#D93AE2

Darker −10%#98179F

Darker −20%#6D1172

Darker −30%#430A46

Darker −40%#180419

More saturated +25%#DC01E8

Less saturated −25%#A83BAE

Channel breakdown

R194

G30

B203

Red194 (76.1%)

Green30 (11.8%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue296.88°

Saturation (HSL)74.25%

Lightness45.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G 1E · B CB

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Colour values

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