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Recognised as Colour

#C23DD9

  • #C23DD9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C23DD9 is a magenta with RGB values 194, 61, 217 and HSL 291°, 67%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C23DD9#C23DD9
HEX#C23DD9
RGBrgb(194, 61, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.2392, 0.851
RGB percentages76.1%, 23.9%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(291.2, 67.2%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.2, 71.9%, 85.1%)
CMYK10.6%, 71.9%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,729,817
CSS custom property--colour: #C23DD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#3DC226

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58 from the original
Deuteranopia#5080D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C45B88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.2Medium orchid · ΔE 14.4Dark violet · ΔE 20.9Blue violet · ΔE 22.9Dark magenta · ΔE 26Orchid · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#54D93D
Analogous#743DD9, #D93DA2
Triadic#D9C23D, #3DD9C2
Split complementary#A2D93D, #3DD974
Tetradic#D9743D, #54D93D, #3DA2D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8E8FA
Lighter +30%#EABDF2
Lighter +20%#DD92EA
Lighter +10%#CF68E1
Darker −10%#A725BE
Darker −20%#821D93
Darker −30%#5C1469
Darker −40%#370C3E
More saturated +25%#D620F6
Less saturated −25%#AE5ABC

Channel breakdown

R194
G61
B217
Red194 (76.1%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue291.15°
Saturation (HSL)67.24%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 3D · B D9

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