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Recognised as Colour

#C4079E

  • #C4079E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#C4079E is a magenta with RGB values 196, 7, 158 and HSL 312°, 93%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#C4079E#C4079E
HEX#C4079E
RGBrgb(196, 7, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.0275, 0.6196
RGB percentages76.9%, 2.7%, 62%
HSLhsl(312.1, 93.1%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.1, 96.4%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 96.4%, 19.4%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,847,006
CSS custom property--colour: #C4079E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#3BF861

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2259A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#64739Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71 from the original
Tritanopia#D0185Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 15.7Dark magenta · ΔE 19.2Purple · ΔE 22.7Medium orchid · ΔE 24.8Orchid · ΔE 26.9Deep pink · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 15.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#07C42D
Analogous#8B07C4, #C40740
Triadic#9EC407, #079EC4
Split complementary#40C407, #07C48B
Tetradic#C48B07, #07C42D, #0740C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FB9CE8
Lighter +30%#FA6ADD
Lighter +20%#F839D2
Lighter +10%#F509C6
Darker −10%#930576
Darker −20%#62034F
Darker −30%#300227
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#CB00A2
Less saturated −25%#AB208F

Channel breakdown

R196
G7
B158
Red196 (76.9%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue312.06°
Saturation (HSL)93.1%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 07 · B 9E

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