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Recognised as Colour

#C262BD

  • #C262BD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C262BD is a magenta with RGB values 194, 98, 189 and HSL 303°, 44%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C262BD#C262BD
HEX#C262BD
RGBrgb(194, 98, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.3843, 0.7412
RGB percentages76.1%, 38.4%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(303.1, 44%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.1, 49.5%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 49.5%, 2.6%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,739,261
CSS custom property--colour: #C262BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#3D9D42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C7EC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#788BBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C86B87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 8.8Violet · ΔE 15.8Medium orchid · ΔE 18.4Medium purple · ΔE 23.7Hot pink · ΔE 26.2Plum · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 8.77, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#62C267
Analogous#9762C2, #C2628D
Triadic#BDC262, #62BDC2
Split complementary#8DC262, #62C297
Tetradic#C29762, #62C267, #628DC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF5FB
Lighter +30%#EDD0EB
Lighter +20%#DFABDC
Lighter +10%#D087CC
Darker −10%#AE43A8
Darker −20%#893584
Darker −30%#642761
Darker −40%#3F193D
More saturated +25%#DD47D5
Less saturated −25%#A77DA5

Channel breakdown

R194
G98
B189
Red194 (76.1%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue303.13°
Saturation (HSL)44.04%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 62 · B BD

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