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Recognised as Colour

#C312A4

  • #C312A4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#C312A4 is a magenta with RGB values 195, 18, 164 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 Dark magenta.

Colour values

#C312A4#C312A4
HEX#C312A4
RGBrgb(195, 18, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.0706, 0.6431
RGB percentages76.5%, 7.1%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(310.5, 83.1%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.5, 90.8%, 76.5%)
CMYK0%, 90.8%, 15.9%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,784,292
CSS custom property--colour: #C312A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#3CED5B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F5BA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6274A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70 from the original
Tritanopia#CE2461no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 18.1Medium violet red · ΔE 18.3Purple · ΔE 22Medium orchid · ΔE 22.4Orchid · ΔE 25.9Dark orchid · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 18.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#12C331
Analogous#8912C3, #C3124C
Triadic#A4C312, #12A4C3
Split complementary#4CC312, #12C389
Tetradic#C38912, #12C331, #124CC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7AAEA
Lighter +30%#F37BDE
Lighter +20%#EF4CD2
Lighter +10%#EA1EC6
Darker −10%#940E7D
Darker −20%#660955
Darker −30%#37052E
Darker −40%#080107
More saturated +25%#D500B0
Less saturated −25%#A82D93

Channel breakdown

R195
G18
B164
Red195 (76.5%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue310.51°
Saturation (HSL)83.1%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C3 · G 12 · B A4

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