Colour

#C40074

#C40074
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#C40074 is a magenta with RGB values 196, 0, 116 and HSL 324°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#C40074

RGBrgb(196, 0, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0, 0.4549

RGB percentages76.9%, 0%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(324.5, 100%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(324.5, 100%, 76.9%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 40.8%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,845,172

CSS custom property--colour: #C40074;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.83:1

Contrast with white5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#3BFF8B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E5076no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#707070no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D40043no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 7.7 Deep pink · ΔE 19.1 Hot pink · ΔE 23.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 32.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 33.7 Purple · ΔE 33.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 7.67, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00C450

Analogous#B200C4, #C40012

Triadic#74C400, #0074C4

Split complementary#12C400, #00C4B2

Tetradic#C4B200, #00C450, #0012C4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF91D2

Lighter +30%#FF5EBD

Lighter +20%#FF2BA8

Lighter +10%#F70092

Darker −10%#910056

Darker −20%#5E0038

Darker −30%#2B0019

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C40074

Less saturated −25%#AC186F

Channel breakdown

R196

B116

Red196 (76.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue324.49°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C4 · G 00 · B 74

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