Colour

#C237B1

#C237B1
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C237B1 is a magenta with RGB values 194, 55, 177 and HSL 307°, 56%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C237B1

RGBrgb(194, 55, 177)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.2157, 0.6941

RGB percentages76.1%, 21.6%, 69.4%

HSLhsl(307.3, 55.8%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(307.3, 71.6%, 76.1%)

CMYK0%, 71.6%, 8.8%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,728,241

CSS custom property--colour: #C237B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.69:1

Contrast with white4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#3DC84E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3267B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#657BAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62 from the original

Tritanopia#CB4470no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 17.1 Orchid · ΔE 18.5 Purple · ΔE 20.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 21 Violet · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#37C248

Analogous#8E37C2, #C2376B

Triadic#B1C237, #37B1C2

Split complementary#6CC237, #37C28D

Tetradic#C28D37, #37C248, #376CC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F2D3EF

Lighter +30%#E7ABE0

Lighter +20%#DC83D1

Lighter +10%#D15BC2

Darker −10%#9A2C8D

Darker −20%#732068

Darker −30%#4B1544

Darker −40%#230A20

More saturated +25%#E118C9

Less saturated −25%#A35699

Channel breakdown

R194

G55

B177

Red194 (76.1%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue177 (69.4%)

Hue307.34°

Saturation (HSL)55.82%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C2 · G 37 · B B1

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Colour values

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