Colour

#C42873

#C42873
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#C42873 is a red with RGB values 196, 40, 115 and HSL 331°, 66%, 46%. 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

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HEX#C42873

RGBrgb(196, 40, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.1569, 0.451

RGB percentages76.9%, 15.7%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(331.2, 66.1%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(331.2, 79.6%, 76.9%)

CMYK0%, 79.6%, 41.3%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,855,411

CSS custom property--colour: #C42873;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14491WCAG 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 5.39:1

Contrast with white5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#3BD78C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B5875no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#767570no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D4064Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13 Hot pink · ΔE 21.6 Deep pink · ΔE 23 Pale violetred · ΔE 25 Indian red · ΔE 33.7 Purple · ΔE 36.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#28C479

Analogous#C428C1, #C42B28

Triadic#73C428, #2873C4

Split complementary#28C42B, #28C1C4

Tetradic#C1C428, #28C479, #2B28C4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3C5DB

Lighter +30%#EA9BC1

Lighter +20%#E270A7

Lighter +10%#D9468D

Darker −10%#9A1F5A

Darker −20%#6F1741

Darker −30%#450E28

Darker −40%#1B0510

More saturated +25%#E20A72

Less saturated −25%#A64574

Channel breakdown

R196

G40

B115

Red196 (76.9%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue331.15°

Saturation (HSL)66.1%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C4 · G 28 · B 73

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