Colour

#C400DC

#C400DC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#C400DC is a magenta with RGB values 196, 0, 220 and HSL 293°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

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HEX#C400DC

RGBrgb(196, 0, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0, 0.8627

RGB percentages76.9%, 0%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(293.5, 100%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(293.5, 100%, 86.3%)

CMYK10.9%, 100%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,845,276

CSS custom property--colour: #C400DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.79:1

Contrast with white4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#3BFF23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0066E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#3878D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C64781no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 14.8 Fuchsia · ΔE 18.6 Magenta · ΔE 18.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.7 Blue violet · ΔE 20.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 14.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#18DC00

Analogous#5600DC, #DC0086

Triadic#DCC400, #00DCC4

Split complementary#86DC00, #00DC56

Tetradic#DC5600, #18DC00, #0086DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6A9FF

Lighter +30%#F076FF

Lighter +20%#EA43FF

Lighter +10%#E510FF

Darker −10%#9700A9

Darker −20%#690076

Darker −30%#3C0043

Darker −40%#0E0010

More saturated +25%#C400DC

Less saturated −25%#AF1CC1

Channel breakdown

R196

B220

Red196 (76.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue293.45°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C4 · G 00 · B DC

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