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Recognised as Colour

#C308E0

  • #C308E0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#C308E0 is a magenta with RGB values 195, 8, 224 and HSL 292°, 93%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#C308E0#C308E0
HEX#C308E0
RGBrgb(195, 8, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.0314, 0.8784
RGB percentages76.5%, 3.1%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(291.9, 93.1%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.9, 96.4%, 87.8%)
CMYK12.9%, 96.4%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,781,792
CSS custom property--colour: #C308E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#3CF71F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3379DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C44B84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 13.9Fuchsia · ΔE 18.6Magenta · ΔE 18.6Blue violet · ΔE 19.5Dark orchid · ΔE 19.8Medium orchid · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 13.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25E008
Analogous#5708E0, #E00891
Triadic#E0C308, #08E0C3
Split complementary#91E008, #08E057
Tetradic#E05708, #25E008, #0891E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3B8FC
Lighter +30%#EB86FB
Lighter +20%#E355F9
Lighter +10%#DB24F7
Darker −10%#9806AF
Darker −20%#6D047E
Darker −30%#42034C
Darker −40%#18011B
More saturated +25%#C900E8
Less saturated −25%#AE25C3

Channel breakdown

R195
G8
B224
Red195 (76.5%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue291.94°
Saturation (HSL)93.1%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G 08 · B E0

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