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Recognised as Colour

#C401AF

  • #C401AF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#C401AF is a magenta with RGB values 196, 1, 175 and HSL 306°, 99%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#C401AF#C401AF
HEX#C401AF
RGBrgb(196, 1, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.0039, 0.6863
RGB percentages76.9%, 0.4%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(306.5, 99%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.5, 99.5%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 99.5%, 10.7%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,845,487
CSS custom property--colour: #C401AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#3BFE50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B74ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CE2766no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 19.8Medium orchid · ΔE 21.7Dark orchid · ΔE 24.2Purple · ΔE 24.5Medium violet red · ΔE 25.2Orchid · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 19.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#01C416
Analogous#7701C4, #C4014E
Triadic#AFC401, #01AFC4
Split complementary#4EC401, #01C478
Tetradic#C47701, #01C416, #014EC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FE93F3
Lighter +30%#FE60ED
Lighter +20%#FE2DE7
Lighter +10%#F701DC
Darker −10%#910182
Darker −20%#5F0054
Darker −30%#2C0027
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C500B0
Less saturated −25%#AB1A9C

Channel breakdown

R196
G1
B175
Red196 (76.9%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue306.46°
Saturation (HSL)98.98%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 01 · B AF

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