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Colour

#C42B79

  • #C42B79
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#C42B79 is a magenta with RGB values 196, 43, 121 and HSL 329°, 64%, 47%. 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

#C42B79#C42B79
HEX#C42B79
RGBrgb(196, 43, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.1686, 0.4745
RGB percentages76.9%, 16.9%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(329.4, 64%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(329.4, 78.1%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 78.1%, 38.3%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,856,185
CSS custom property--colour: #C42B79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14844WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#3BD486

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B5A7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63 from the original
Deuteranopia#767676no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D4154Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 10.7Hot pink · ΔE 20.4Deep pink · ΔE 22.9Pale violetred · ΔE 25.2Orchid · ΔE 33.8Purple · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 10.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2BC476
Analogous#C32BC4, #C42B2C
Triadic#79C42B, #2B79C4
Split complementary#2CC42B, #2BC4C3
Tetradic#C4C32B, #2BC476, #2B2CC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3C8DE
Lighter +30%#EA9EC5
Lighter +20%#E174AC
Lighter +10%#D74B92
Darker −10%#9A225F
Darker −20%#701945
Darker −30%#470F2C
Darker −40%#1D0612
More saturated +25%#E20D7A
Less saturated −25%#A64978

Channel breakdown

R196
G43
B121
Red196 (76.9%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue329.41°
Saturation (HSL)64.02%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 2B · B 79

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