Colour

#C40069

#C40069
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#C40069 is a magenta with RGB values 196, 0, 105 and HSL 328°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#C40069

RGBrgb(196, 0, 105)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0, 0.4118

RGB percentages76.9%, 0%, 41.2%

HSLhsl(327.9, 100%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(327.9, 100%, 76.9%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 46.4%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,845,161

CSS custom property--colour: #C40069;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.91:1

Contrast with white5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#3BFF96

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#424F6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#737065no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D5003Cno 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 text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14 Deep pink · ΔE 20.3 Hot pink · ΔE 25.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.5 Crimson · ΔE 35.3 Indian red · ΔE 36.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00C45B

Analogous#BD00C4, #C40007

Triadic#69C400, #0069C4

Split complementary#07C400, #00C4BD

Tetradic#C4BD00, #00C45B, #0007C4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF91CC

Lighter +30%#FF5EB4

Lighter +20%#FF2B9D

Lighter +10%#F70084

Darker −10%#91004E

Darker −20%#5E0032

Darker −30%#2B0017

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C40069

Less saturated −25%#AC1867

Channel breakdown

R196

B105

Red196 (76.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue105 (41.2%)

Hue327.86°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C4 · G 00 · B 69

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