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Recognised as Colour

#C42FC0

  • #C42FC0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C42FC0 is a magenta with RGB values 196, 47, 192 and HSL 302°, 61%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C42FC0#C42FC0
HEX#C42FC0
RGBrgb(196, 47, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.1843, 0.7529
RGB percentages76.9%, 18.4%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(301.6, 61.3%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.6, 76%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 76%, 2%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,857,280
CSS custom property--colour: #C42FC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#3BD03F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1268C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C7BBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CB4676no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.6Dark orchid · ΔE 18.7Dark magenta · ΔE 19.8Orchid · ΔE 23.9Purple · ΔE 24.6Violet · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2FC433
Analogous#7D2FC4, #C42F76
Triadic#C0C42F, #2FC0C4
Split complementary#76C42F, #2FC47D
Tetradic#C47D2F, #2FC433, #2F76C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3CCF2
Lighter +30%#E9A3E7
Lighter +20%#DF7ADC
Lighter +10%#D551D2
Darker −10%#9B2598
Darker −20%#721B6F
Darker −30%#491147
Darker −40%#1F081F
More saturated +25%#E211DD
Less saturated −25%#A64DA3

Channel breakdown

R196
G47
B192
Red196 (76.9%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue301.61°
Saturation (HSL)61.32%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 2F · B C0

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