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Recognised as Colour

#C3198A

  • #C3198A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#C3198A is a magenta with RGB values 195, 25, 138 and HSL 320°, 77%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#C3198A#C3198A
HEX#C3198A
RGBrgb(195, 25, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.098, 0.5412
RGB percentages76.5%, 9.8%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(320.1, 77.3%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.1, 87.2%, 76.5%)
CMYK0%, 87.2%, 29.2%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,786,058
CSS custom property--colour: #C3198A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#3CE675

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#39578Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C7386no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D10C53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 3.8Deep pink · ΔE 22.7Hot pink · ΔE 23.3Dark magenta · ΔE 24.3Purple · ΔE 25.5Orchid · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 3.79, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#19C352
Analogous#A719C3, #C31935
Triadic#8AC319, #198AC3
Split complementary#35C319, #19C3A7
Tetradic#C3A719, #19C352, #1935C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5B3DF
Lighter +30%#EF86CC
Lighter +20%#EA58B9
Lighter +10%#E42BA6
Darker −10%#96136A
Darker −20%#690D4A
Darker −30%#3B082A
Darker −40%#0E020A
More saturated +25%#DC0092
Less saturated −25%#A73581

Channel breakdown

R195
G25
B138
Red195 (76.5%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue320.12°
Saturation (HSL)77.27%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C3 · G 19 · B 8A

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