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Colour

#C400E0

  • #C400E0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#C400E0 is a magenta with RGB values 196, 0, 224 and HSL 293°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#C400E0#C400E0
HEX#C400E0
RGBrgb(196, 0, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0, 0.8784
RGB percentages76.9%, 0%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(292.5, 100%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.5, 100%, 87.8%)
CMYK12.5%, 100%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,845,280
CSS custom property--colour: #C400E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#3BFF1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3379DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C54984no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 14.3Fuchsia · ΔE 18.1Magenta · ΔE 18.1Blue violet · ΔE 20Dark orchid · ΔE 20.6Medium orchid · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 14.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1CE000
Analogous#5400E0, #E0008C
Triadic#E0C400, #00E0C4
Split complementary#8CE000, #00E054
Tetradic#E05400, #1CE000, #008CE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5ADFF
Lighter +30%#EE7AFF
Lighter +20%#E847FF
Lighter +10%#E214FF
Darker −10%#9700AD
Darker −20%#6B007A
Darker −30%#3E0047
Darker −40%#110014
More saturated +25%#C400E0
Less saturated −25%#AF1CC4

Channel breakdown

R196
G0
B224
Red196 (76.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue292.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G 00 · B E0

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