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Recognised as Colour

#C312A3

  • #C312A3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#C312A3 is a magenta with RGB values 195, 18, 163 and HSL 311°, 83%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#C312A3#C312A3
HEX#C312A3
RGBrgb(195, 18, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.0706, 0.6392
RGB percentages76.5%, 7.1%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(310.8, 83.1%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.8, 90.8%, 76.5%)
CMYK0%, 90.8%, 16.4%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,784,291
CSS custom property--colour: #C312A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#3CED5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#205BA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#62749Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.1 from the original
Tritanopia#CE2360no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.8Dark magenta · ΔE 18.1Purple · ΔE 22Medium orchid · ΔE 22.7Orchid · ΔE 25.8Dark orchid · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#12C332
Analogous#8A12C3, #C3124B
Triadic#A3C312, #12A3C3
Split complementary#4BC312, #12C38A
Tetradic#C38A12, #12C332, #124BC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7AAE9
Lighter +30%#F37BDD
Lighter +20%#EF4CD1
Lighter +10%#EA1EC5
Darker −10%#940E7C
Darker −20%#660955
Darker −30%#37052E
Darker −40%#080107
More saturated +25%#D500AE
Less saturated −25%#A82D92

Channel breakdown

R195
G18
B163
Red195 (76.5%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue310.85°
Saturation (HSL)83.1%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C3 · G 12 · B A3

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