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Recognised as Colour

#C273D0

  • #C273D0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C273D0 is a magenta with RGB values 194, 115, 208 and HSL 291°, 50%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C273D0#C273D0
HEX#C273D0
RGBrgb(194, 115, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.451, 0.8157
RGB percentages76.1%, 45.1%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(291, 49.7%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291, 44.7%, 81.6%)
CMYK6.7%, 44.7%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,743,632
CSS custom property--colour: #C273D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28285WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#3D8C2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#668BD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C94CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Tritanopia#C47E98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 10Violet · ΔE 14.4Medium purple · ΔE 18Medium orchid · ΔE 19.1Plum · ΔE 23Slate blue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 9.96, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81D073
Analogous#9373D0, #D073AF
Triadic#D0C273, #73D0C2
Split complementary#AFD073, #73D094
Tetradic#D09473, #81D073, #73AFD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4E6F6
Lighter +20%#E3BFEA
Lighter +10%#D399DD
Darker −10%#B14DC3
Darker −20%#9538A5
Darker −30%#732B7F
Darker −40%#501E59
More saturated +25%#D25CE7
Less saturated −25%#B28AB9

Channel breakdown

R194
G115
B208
Red194 (76.1%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue290.97°
Saturation (HSL)49.73%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 73 · B D0

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