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Recognised as Colour

#C32A8A

  • #C32A8A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#C32A8A is a magenta with RGB values 195, 42, 138 and HSL 322°, 65%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#C32A8A#C32A8A
HEX#C32A8A
RGBrgb(195, 42, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.1647, 0.5412
RGB percentages76.5%, 16.5%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(322.4, 64.6%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.4, 78.5%, 76.5%)
CMYK0%, 78.5%, 29.2%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,790,410
CSS custom property--colour: #C32A8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#3CD575

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#435C8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#707687no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D12257no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 5.2Hot pink · ΔE 20.7Deep pink · ΔE 23.8Dark magenta · ΔE 25.9Purple · ΔE 26.4Orchid · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 5.19, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2AC363
Analogous#B02AC3, #C32A3D
Triadic#8AC32A, #2A8AC3
Split complementary#3DC32A, #2AC3B0
Tetradic#C3B02A, #2AC363, #2A3DC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3C6E2
Lighter +30%#EA9CCD
Lighter +20%#E172B8
Lighter +10%#D848A2
Darker −10%#99216C
Darker −20%#6F184F
Darker −30%#450F31
Darker −40%#1B0613
More saturated +25%#E10C92
Less saturated −25%#A54882

Channel breakdown

R195
G42
B138
Red195 (76.5%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue322.35°
Saturation (HSL)64.56%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C3 · G 2A · B 8A

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