Colour

#C237CF

#C237CF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C237CF is a magenta with RGB values 194, 55, 207 and HSL 295°, 61%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black 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#C237CF

RGBrgb(194, 55, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.2157, 0.8118

RGB percentages76.1%, 21.6%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(294.9, 61.3%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294.9, 73.4%, 81.2%)

CMYK6.3%, 73.4%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,728,271

CSS custom property--colour: #C237CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.74:1

Contrast with white4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#3DC830

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006DD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#547DCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C65281no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 13.8 Dark violet · ΔE 23.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.2 Blue violet · ΔE 25.9 Orchid · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#44CF37

Analogous#7637CF, #CF3790

Triadic#CFC237, #37CFC2

Split complementary#90CF37, #37CF76

Tetradic#CF7637, #44CF37, #3790CF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4DCF6

Lighter +30%#E8B2ED

Lighter +20%#DB89E3

Lighter +10%#CF60D9

Darker −10%#9F29AA

Darker −20%#791F81

Darker −30%#521558

Darker −40%#2C0B2F

More saturated +25%#DC18EE

Less saturated −25%#A856B0

Channel breakdown

R194

G55

B207

Red194 (76.1%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue294.87°

Saturation (HSL)61.29%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G 37 · B CF

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