Recognised as Colour

#C246A6

#C246A6
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#C246A6 is a magenta with RGB values 194, 70, 166 and HSL 314°, 50%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C246A6

RGBrgb(194, 70, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.2745, 0.651

RGB percentages76.1%, 27.5%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(313.5, 50.4%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(313.5, 63.9%, 76.1%)

CMYK0%, 63.9%, 14.4%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,732,070

CSS custom property--colour: #C246A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.72:1

Contrast with white4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#3DB959

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A6BA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#717EA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CC4B70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 15.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 16.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.5 Violet · ΔE 22.3 Hot pink · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 15.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#46C262

Analogous#A046C2, #C24668

Triadic#A6C246, #46A6C2

Split complementary#68C246, #46C2A0

Tetradic#C2A046, #46C262, #4668C2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5DFF0

Lighter +30%#E8B9DD

Lighter +20%#DB93CB

Lighter +10%#CF6CB8

Darker −10%#A03588

Darker −20%#7A2867

Darker −30%#531C47

Darker −40%#2D0F26

More saturated +25%#E127B7

Less saturated −25%#A36595

Channel breakdown

R194

G70

B166

Red194 (76.1%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue313.55°

Saturation (HSL)50.41%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C2 · G 46 · B A6

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