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Recognised as Colour

#C3008D

  • #C3008D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#C3008D is a magenta with RGB values 195, 0, 141 and HSL 317°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#C3008D#C3008D
HEX#C3008D
RGBrgb(195, 0, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0, 0.5529
RGB percentages76.5%, 0%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(316.6, 100%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.6, 100%, 76.5%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 27.7%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,779,661
CSS custom property--colour: #C3008D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#3CFF72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F5490no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#687189no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D10052no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 7.3Dark magenta · ΔE 22.7Deep pink · ΔE 23.4Purple · ΔE 24.6Hot pink · ΔE 26.3Orchid · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 7.3, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00C336
Analogous#9800C3, #C3002B
Triadic#8DC300, #008DC3
Split complementary#2BC300, #00C398
Tetradic#C39800, #00C336, #002BC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF90E0
Lighter +30%#FF5DD2
Lighter +20%#FF2AC4
Lighter +10%#F600B2
Darker −10%#900068
Darker −20%#5D0043
Darker −30%#2A001E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C3008D
Less saturated −25%#AB1882

Channel breakdown

R195
G0
B141
Red195 (76.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue316.62°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C3 · G 00 · B 8D

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