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Recognised as Colour

#C21ECF

  • #C21ECF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C21ECF is a magenta with RGB values 194, 30, 207 and HSL 296°, 75%, 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

#C21ECF#C21ECF
HEX#C21ECF
RGBrgb(194, 30, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.1176, 0.8118
RGB percentages76.1%, 11.8%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(295.6, 74.7%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.6, 85.5%, 81.2%)
CMYK6.3%, 85.5%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,721,871
CSS custom property--colour: #C21ECF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#3DE130

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4978CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C6467Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.4Dark violet · ΔE 18.7Medium orchid · ΔE 21.1Blue violet · ΔE 23.4Fuchsia · ΔE 24.3Magenta · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2BCF1E
Analogous#691ECF, #CF1E84
Triadic#CFC21E, #1ECFC2
Split complementary#84CF1E, #1ECF69
Tetradic#CF691E, #2BCF1E, #1E84CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2C3F6
Lighter +30%#E996F0
Lighter +20%#E06AE9
Lighter +10%#D73DE3
Darker −10%#9818A2
Darker −20%#6F1176
Darker −30%#450B49
Darker −40%#1B041D
More saturated +25%#DB00ED
Less saturated −25%#A93CB1

Channel breakdown

R194
G30
B207
Red194 (76.1%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue295.59°
Saturation (HSL)74.68%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 1E · B CF

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