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Recognised as Colour

#C251D0

  • #C251D0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C251D0 is a magenta with RGB values 194, 81, 208 and HSL 293°, 57%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C251D0#C251D0
HEX#C251D0
RGBrgb(194, 81, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.3176, 0.8157
RGB percentages76.1%, 31.8%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(293.4, 57.5%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.4, 61.1%, 81.6%)
CMYK6.7%, 61.1%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,734,928
CSS custom property--colour: #C251D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.38:1
Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#3DAE2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3878D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original
Deuteranopia#6385CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original
Tritanopia#C56489no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 3.9Orchid · ΔE 15.6Dark orchid · ΔE 18.5Violet · ΔE 18.8Dark magenta · ΔE 22.3Purple · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 3.9, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5FD051
Analogous#8351D0, #D0519E
Triadic#D0C251, #51D0C2
Split complementary#9ED051, #51D083
Tetradic#D08351, #5FD051, #519ED0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF2FB
Lighter +30%#ECC9F1
Lighter +20%#DEA1E6
Lighter +10%#D079DB
Darker −10%#AC33BB
Darker −20%#872893
Darker −30%#621D6B
Darker −40%#3E1243
More saturated +25%#D835EC
Less saturated −25%#AC6DB4

Channel breakdown

R194
G81
B208
Red194 (76.1%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue293.39°
Saturation (HSL)57.47%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 51 · B D0

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