Colour

#C315AE

#C315AE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#C315AE is a magenta with RGB values 195, 21, 174 and HSL 307°, 81%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#C315AE#C315AE

HEX#C315AE

RGBrgb(195, 21, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.0824, 0.6824

RGB percentages76.5%, 8.2%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(307.2, 80.6%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(307.2, 89.2%, 76.5%)

CMYK0%, 89.2%, 10.8%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,785,070

CSS custom property--colour: #C315AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15194WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.2:1

Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#3CEA51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0E5DB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D75AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.9 from the original

Tritanopia#CD2D67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 18.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.1 Purple · ΔE 22.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 23.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.3 Orchid · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 18.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#15C32A

Analogous#8115C3, #C31557

Triadic#AEC315, #15AEC3

Split complementary#57C315, #15C381

Tetradic#C38115, #15C32A, #1557C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F6AEED

Lighter +30%#F180E4

Lighter +20%#EC52DA

Lighter +10%#E724D0

Darker −10%#951085

Darker −20%#670B5C

Darker −30%#390633

Darker −40%#0B010A

More saturated +25%#D800BE

Less saturated −25%#A8309A

Channel breakdown

R195

G21

B174

Red195 (76.5%)

Green21 (8.2%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue307.24°

Saturation (HSL)80.56%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C3 · G 15 · B AE

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