Colour

#C23CD7

#C23CD7
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#C23CD7 is a magenta with RGB values 194, 60, 215 and HSL 292°, 66%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C23CD7

RGBrgb(194, 60, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.2353, 0.8431

RGB percentages76.1%, 23.5%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(291.9, 66%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.9, 72.1%, 84.3%)

CMYK9.8%, 72.1%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,729,559

CSS custom property--colour: #C23CD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.92:1

Contrast with white4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#3DC328

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0071DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#517FD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C45986no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.1 Dark violet · ΔE 21.3 Blue violet · ΔE 23.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 25.4 Orchid · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#51D73C

Analogous#743CD7, #D73C9F

Triadic#D7C23C, #3CD7C2

Split complementary#9FD73C, #3CD775

Tetradic#D7743C, #51D73C, #3C9ED7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7E5FA

Lighter +30%#EABBF1

Lighter +20%#DC91E8

Lighter +10%#CF66E0

Darker −10%#A626BA

Darker −20%#801D90

Darker −30%#5A1565

Darker −40%#350C3B

More saturated +25%#D71FF4

Less saturated −25%#AD59BA

Channel breakdown

R194

G60

B215

Red194 (76.1%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue291.87°

Saturation (HSL)65.96%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G 3C · B D7

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