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Recognised as Colour

#C23EB4

  • #C23EB4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C23EB4 is a magenta with RGB values 194, 62, 180 and HSL 306°, 52%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C23EB4#C23EB4
HEX#C23EB4
RGBrgb(194, 62, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.2431, 0.7059
RGB percentages76.1%, 24.3%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(306.4, 52%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.4, 68%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 68%, 7.2%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,730,036
CSS custom property--colour: #C23EB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#3DC14B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#386AB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#677DB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.8 from the original
Tritanopia#CA4B74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.9Orchid · ΔE 16.4Dark magenta · ΔE 17.6Purple · ΔE 20.9Medium violet red · ΔE 21.8Violet · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3EC24C
Analogous#8E3EC2, #C23E72
Triadic#B4C23E, #3EB4C2
Split complementary#72C23E, #3EC28E
Tetradic#C28E3E, #3EC24C, #3E72C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3D9F0
Lighter +30%#E7B2E1
Lighter +20%#DA8CD2
Lighter +10%#CE65C3
Darker −10%#9C3190
Darker −20%#75256D
Darker −30%#4E1949
Darker −40%#280C25
More saturated +25%#E21ECD
Less saturated −25%#A25E9B

Channel breakdown

R194
G62
B180
Red194 (76.1%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue306.36°
Saturation (HSL)51.97%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 3E · B B4

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