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Recognised as Colour

#C22AA6

  • #C22AA6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#C22AA6 is a magenta with RGB values 194, 42, 166 and HSL 311°, 64%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#C22AA6#C22AA6
HEX#C22AA6
RGBrgb(194, 42, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.1647, 0.651
RGB percentages76.1%, 16.5%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(311.1, 64.4%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.1, 78.4%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 78.4%, 14.4%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,724,902
CSS custom property--colour: #C22AA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15878WCAG 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 5.03:1
Contrast with white5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#3DD559

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F60A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6577A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CD3567no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17Dark magenta · ΔE 17.2Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9Purple · ΔE 20.6Orchid · ΔE 21.5Violet · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 16.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2AC246
Analogous#922AC2, #C22A5A
Triadic#A6C22A, #2AA6C2
Split complementary#5AC22A, #2AC292
Tetradic#C2922A, #2AC246, #2A5AC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3C5EA
Lighter +30%#E99CDB
Lighter +20%#E072CC
Lighter +10%#D748BD
Darker −10%#982182
Darker −20%#6E185E
Darker −30%#440F3A
Darker −40%#1A0617
More saturated +25%#E00CB9
Less saturated −25%#A44793

Channel breakdown

R194
G42
B166
Red194 (76.1%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue311.05°
Saturation (HSL)64.41%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 2A · B A6

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