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Recognised as Colour

#C247D2

  • #C247D2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C247D2 is a magenta with RGB values 194, 71, 210 and HSL 293°, 61%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C247D2#C247D2
HEX#C247D2
RGBrgb(194, 71, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.2784, 0.8235
RGB percentages76.1%, 27.8%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(293.1, 60.7%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.1, 66.2%, 82.4%)
CMYK7.6%, 66.2%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,732,370
CSS custom property--colour: #C247D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#3DB82D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2374D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B82CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C55E87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.9Dark orchid · ΔE 14.9Orchid · ΔE 20.9Dark magenta · ΔE 22.6Violet · ΔE 23.2Purple · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.86, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57D247
Analogous#7C47D2, #D2479D
Triadic#D2C247, #47D2C2
Split complementary#9DD247, #47D27C
Tetradic#D27C47, #57D247, #479DD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8EBFA
Lighter +30%#EBC2F0
Lighter +20%#DD99E6
Lighter +10%#D070DC
Darker −10%#A92DB9
Darker −20%#832390
Darker −30%#5E1967
Darker −40%#380F3E
More saturated +25%#D82AEF
Less saturated −25%#AC64B5

Channel breakdown

R194
G71
B210
Red194 (76.1%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue293.09°
Saturation (HSL)60.7%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 47 · B D2

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