Colour

#C40694

#C40694
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#C40694 is a magenta with RGB values 196, 6, 148 and HSL 315°, 94%, 40%. 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

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HEX#C40694

RGBrgb(196, 6, 148)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.0235, 0.5804

RGB percentages76.9%, 2.4%, 58%

HSLhsl(315.2, 94.1%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(315.2, 96.9%, 76.9%)

CMYK0%, 96.9%, 24.5%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,846,740

CSS custom property--colour: #C40694;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.53:1

Contrast with white5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#3BF96B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C5697no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#677390no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.8 from the original

Tritanopia#D10756no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 10.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.1 Purple · ΔE 23.6 Deep pink · ΔE 25.2 Hot pink · ΔE 27.4 Orchid · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 10.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#06C436

Analogous#9506C4, #C40635

Triadic#94C406, #0694C4

Split complementary#35C406, #06C495

Tetradic#C49506, #06C436, #0635C4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FC9AE3

Lighter +30%#FA69D6

Lighter +20%#F937C8

Lighter +10%#F508B9

Darker −10%#93046F

Darker −20%#610349

Darker −30%#300124

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CA0097

Less saturated −25%#AB1F88

Channel breakdown

R196

B148

Red196 (76.9%)

Green6 (2.4%)

Blue148 (58%)

Hue315.16°

Saturation (HSL)94.06%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C4 · G 06 · B 94

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