Colour

#C41987

#C41987
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#C41987 is a magenta with RGB values 196, 25, 135 and HSL 321°, 77%, 43%. 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#C41987

RGBrgb(196, 25, 135)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.098, 0.5294

RGB percentages76.9%, 9.8%, 52.9%

HSLhsl(321.4, 77.4%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(321.4, 87.2%, 76.9%)

CMYK0%, 87.2%, 31.1%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,851,591

CSS custom property--colour: #C41987;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.47:1

Contrast with white5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#3BE678

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C578Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E7383no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.8 from the original

Tritanopia#D30551no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 2 Deep pink · ΔE 21.7 Hot pink · ΔE 22.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 26 Purple · ΔE 26.9 Orchid · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 2.03, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#19C456

Analogous#AC19C4, #C41931

Triadic#87C419, #1987C4

Split complementary#32C419, #19C4AC

Tetradic#C4AB19, #19C456, #1931C4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5B4DE

Lighter +30%#F086CA

Lighter +20%#EA59B6

Lighter +10%#E42CA2

Darker −10%#971368

Darker −20%#6A0D49

Darker −30%#3C082A

Darker −40%#0F020A

More saturated +25%#DD008E

Less saturated −25%#A8357F

Channel breakdown

R196

G25

B135

Red196 (76.9%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue135 (52.9%)

Hue321.4°

Saturation (HSL)77.38%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C4 · G 19 · B 87

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