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Recognised as Colour

#C24DC0

  • #C24DC0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C24DC0 is a magenta with RGB values 194, 77, 192 and HSL 301°, 49%, 53%. 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

#C24DC0#C24DC0
HEX#C24DC0
RGBrgb(194, 77, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.302, 0.7529
RGB percentages76.1%, 30.2%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(301, 49%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301, 60.3%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 60.3%, 1%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,733,888
CSS custom property--colour: #C24DC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#3DB23F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4173C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6983BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C85B80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 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 text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.4Orchid · ΔE 12.5Violet · ΔE 17.9Dark magenta · ΔE 19.9Purple · ΔE 22.9Dark orchid · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.45, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4DC24F
Analogous#894DC2, #C24D86
Triadic#C0C24D, #4DC0C2
Split complementary#86C24D, #4DC289
Tetradic#C2894D, #4DC24F, #4D86C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6E5F6
Lighter +30%#E9BFE8
Lighter +20%#DC99DB
Lighter +10%#CF73CD
Darker −10%#A438A2
Darker −20%#7E2B7C
Darker −30%#581E57
Darker −40%#321131
More saturated +25%#E02FDD
Less saturated −25%#A46BA3

Channel breakdown

R194
G77
B192
Red194 (76.1%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue301.03°
Saturation (HSL)48.95%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 4D · B C0

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