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Recognised as Colour

#C22E8D

  • #C22E8D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#C22E8D is a magenta with RGB values 194, 46, 141 and HSL 321°, 62%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#C22E8D#C22E8D
HEX#C22E8D
RGBrgb(194, 46, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.1804, 0.5529
RGB percentages76.1%, 18%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(321.5, 61.7%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.5, 76.3%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 76.3%, 27.3%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,725,901
CSS custom property--colour: #C22E8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#3DD172

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#435D90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#70768Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D0295Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 6.7Hot pink · ΔE 20.8Dark magenta · ΔE 24.8Deep pink · ΔE 25Orchid · ΔE 25.3Purple · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 6.69, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2EC263
Analogous#AD2EC2, #C22E43
Triadic#8DC22E, #2E8DC2
Split complementary#43C22E, #2EC2AD
Tetradic#C2AD2E, #2EC263, #2E43C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2CAE4
Lighter +30%#E9A0CF
Lighter +20%#DF77BA
Lighter +10%#D54EA5
Darker −10%#99246F
Darker −20%#701A51
Darker −30%#461133
Darker −40%#1D0715
More saturated +25%#E01096
Less saturated −25%#A44C84

Channel breakdown

R194
G46
B141
Red194 (76.1%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue321.49°
Saturation (HSL)61.67%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 2E · B 8D

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