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Recognised as Colour

#C418A2

  • #C418A2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#C418A2 is a magenta with RGB values 196, 24, 162 and HSL 312°, 78%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#C418A2#C418A2
HEX#C418A2
RGBrgb(196, 24, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.0941, 0.6353
RGB percentages76.9%, 9.4%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(311.9, 78.2%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.9, 87.8%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 87.8%, 17.3%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,851,362
CSS custom property--colour: #C418A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#3BE75D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#265CA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#64759Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D02561no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 16.4Dark magenta · ΔE 18.4Purple · ΔE 22Medium orchid · ΔE 22.9Orchid · ΔE 25.1Deep pink · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 16.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#18C43A
Analogous#9018C4, #C4184C
Triadic#A2C418, #18A2C4
Split complementary#4CC418, #18C490
Tetradic#C49018, #18C43A, #184CC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6B2E8
Lighter +30%#F085DB
Lighter +20%#EA58CD
Lighter +10%#E52AC0
Darker −10%#97127C
Darker −20%#690D57
Darker −30%#3C0731
Darker −40%#0E020C
More saturated +25%#DC00B1
Less saturated −25%#A93491

Channel breakdown

R196
G24
B162
Red196 (76.9%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue311.86°
Saturation (HSL)78.18%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 18 · B A2

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