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Recognised as Colour

#C228DD

  • #C228DD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C228DD is a magenta with RGB values 194, 40, 221 and HSL 291°, 73%, 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 orchid.

Colour values

#C228DD#C228DD
HEX#C228DD
RGBrgb(194, 40, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.1569, 0.8667
RGB percentages76.1%, 15.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(291, 72.7%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291, 81.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK12.2%, 81.9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,724,445
CSS custom property--colour: #C228DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#3DD722

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#407BD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C35286no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.9 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 text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.9Dark violet · ΔE 15.2Blue violet · ΔE 19.3Fuchsia · ΔE 22.4Magenta · ΔE 22.4Medium orchid · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43DD28
Analogous#6828DD, #DD289D
Triadic#DDC228, #28DDC2
Split complementary#9DDD28, #28DD67
Tetradic#DD6828, #43DD28, #289DDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4D8F9
Lighter +30%#E7ACF2
Lighter +20%#DB80EB
Lighter +10%#CE54E4
Darker −10%#9F1DB5
Darker −20%#781689
Darker −30%#520F5D
Darker −40%#2B0831
More saturated +25%#D809FC
Less saturated −25%#AC47BE

Channel breakdown

R194
G40
B221
Red194 (76.1%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue291.05°
Saturation (HSL)72.69%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 28 · B DD

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