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Recognised as Colour

#C224AD

  • #C224AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#C224AD is a magenta with RGB values 194, 36, 173 and HSL 308°, 69%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#C224AD#C224AD
HEX#C224AD
RGBrgb(194, 36, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.1412, 0.6784
RGB percentages76.1%, 14.1%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(308, 68.7%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308, 81.4%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 81.4%, 10.8%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,723,373
CSS custom property--colour: #C224AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#3DDB52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2160B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6076A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CC3569no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 17.1Medium orchid · ΔE 18.4Medium violet red · ΔE 21.3Purple · ΔE 21.3Orchid · ΔE 23.3Dark orchid · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 17.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#24C239
Analogous#8824C2, #C2245E
Triadic#ADC224, #24ADC2
Split complementary#5EC224, #24C288
Tetradic#C28824, #24C239, #245EC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3BFEC
Lighter +30%#EB94E0
Lighter +20%#E369D3
Lighter +10%#DB3EC6
Darker −10%#971C87
Darker −20%#6C1460
Darker −30%#410C3A
Darker −40%#160414
More saturated +25%#DF07C2
Less saturated −25%#A54198

Channel breakdown

R194
G36
B173
Red194 (76.1%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue307.97°
Saturation (HSL)68.7%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 24 · B AD

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