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Recognised as Colour

#C4009D

  • #C4009D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#C4009D is a magenta with RGB values 196, 0, 157 and HSL 312°, 100%, 38%. 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

#C4009D#C4009D
HEX#C4009D
RGBrgb(196, 0, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0, 0.6157
RGB percentages76.9%, 0%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(311.9, 100%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.9, 100%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 19.9%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,845,213
CSS custom property--colour: #C4009D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#3BFF62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2158A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#637399no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D0135Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 15.7Dark magenta · ΔE 19.4Purple · ΔE 22.9Medium orchid · ΔE 25.4Orchid · ΔE 27.5Deep pink · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 15.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00C427
Analogous#8900C4, #C4003B
Triadic#9DC400, #009DC4
Split complementary#3BC400, #00C489
Tetradic#C48900, #00C427, #003BC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF91E9
Lighter +30%#FF5EDF
Lighter +20%#FF2BD5
Lighter +10%#F700C6
Darker −10%#910074
Darker −20%#5E004B
Darker −30%#2B0022
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C4009D
Less saturated −25%#AC188E

Channel breakdown

R196
G0
B157
Red196 (76.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue311.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 00 · B 9D

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