Colour

#C4057E

#C4057E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#C4057E is a magenta with RGB values 196, 5, 126 and HSL 322°, 95%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#C4057E

RGBrgb(196, 5, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.0196, 0.4941

RGB percentages76.9%, 2%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(322, 95%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(322, 97.4%, 76.9%)

CMYK0%, 97.4%, 35.7%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,846,462

CSS custom property--colour: #C4057E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.72:1

Contrast with white5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#3BFA81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A5280no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E717Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D40049no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 2.5 Deep pink · ΔE 19.7 Hot pink · ΔE 23.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 29.1 Purple · ΔE 29.7 Orchid · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 2.53, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#05C44B

Analogous#AB05C4, #C4051E

Triadic#7EC405, #057EC4

Split complementary#1FC405, #05C4AB

Tetradic#C4AA05, #05C44B, #051EC4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FC99D8

Lighter +30%#FB67C5

Lighter +20%#FA35B2

Lighter +10%#F6069E

Darker −10%#92045E

Darker −20%#61023E

Darker −30%#2F011E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C9007F

Less saturated −25%#AB1E77

Channel breakdown

R196

B126

Red196 (76.9%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue321.99°

Saturation (HSL)95.02%

Lightness39.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C4 · G 05 · B 7E

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