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Colour

#C227DF

  • #C227DF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#C227DF is a magenta with RGB values 194, 39, 223 and HSL 291°, 74%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#C227DF#C227DF
HEX#C227DF
RGBrgb(194, 39, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.1529, 0.8745
RGB percentages76.1%, 15.3%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(290.5, 74.2%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.5, 82.5%, 87.5%)
CMYK13%, 82.5%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,724,191
CSS custom property--colour: #C227DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#3DD820

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D7BDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C35387no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 14.6Dark orchid · ΔE 15.4Blue violet · ΔE 18.8Fuchsia · ΔE 21.8Magenta · ΔE 21.8Medium orchid · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 14.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#44DF27
Analogous#6627DF, #DF27A0
Triadic#DFC227, #27DFC2
Split complementary#A0DF27, #27DF66
Tetradic#DF6627, #44DF27, #27A0DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4D9F9
Lighter +30%#E8ACF3
Lighter +20%#DB80EC
Lighter +10%#CF53E6
Darker −10%#9F1BB8
Darker −20%#79158B
Darker −30%#520E5F
Darker −40%#2C0733
More saturated +25%#D708FE
Less saturated −25%#AD46C0

Channel breakdown

R194
G39
B223
Red194 (76.1%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue290.54°
Saturation (HSL)74.19%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 27 · B DF

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