Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#C243D2

  • #C243D2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C243D2 is a magenta with RGB values 194, 67, 210 and HSL 293°, 61%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C243D2#C243D2
HEX#C243D2
RGBrgb(194, 67, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.2627, 0.8235
RGB percentages76.1%, 26.3%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(293.3, 61.4%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.3, 68.1%, 82.4%)
CMYK7.6%, 68.1%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,731,346
CSS custom property--colour: #C243D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#3DBC2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1872D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5981CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C55B86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.6Dark orchid · ΔE 14.1Orchid · ΔE 22.6Dark magenta · ΔE 22.9Violet · ΔE 24.8Dark violet · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.6, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53D243
Analogous#7B43D2, #D2439A
Triadic#D2C243, #43D2C2
Split complementary#9BD243, #43D27A
Tetradic#D27A43, #53D243, #439BD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7E8F9
Lighter +30%#EABEF0
Lighter +20%#DD95E6
Lighter +10%#CF6CDC
Darker −10%#A72CB6
Darker −20%#81228D
Darker −30%#5C1864
Darker −40%#360E3B
More saturated +25%#D926EF
Less saturated −25%#AB60B5

Channel breakdown

R194
G67
B210
Red194 (76.1%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue293.29°
Saturation (HSL)61.37%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 43 · B D2

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “c243d2” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.