Colour

#C42FDE

#C42FDE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#C42FDE is a magenta with RGB values 196, 47, 222 and HSL 291°, 73%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C42FDE

RGBrgb(196, 47, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.1843, 0.8706

RGB percentages76.9%, 18.4%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(291.1, 72.6%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.1, 78.8%, 87.1%)

CMYK11.7%, 78.8%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,857,310

CSS custom property--colour: #C42FDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.81:1

Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#3BD021

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006FE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#467EDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C55588no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.3 Dark violet · ΔE 16.5 Blue violet · ΔE 20.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.4 Fuchsia · ΔE 23.2 Magenta · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49DE2F

Analogous#6D2FDE, #DE2FA1

Triadic#DEC42F, #2FDEC4

Split complementary#A1DE2F, #2FDE6D

Tetradic#DE6D2F, #49DE2F, #2FA1DE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6DFFA

Lighter +30%#E9B3F3

Lighter +20%#DD87EC

Lighter +10%#D05BE5

Darker −10%#A51EBC

Darker −20%#7E1790

Darker −30%#581064

Darker −40%#310938

More saturated +25%#D911FC

Less saturated −25%#AF4DC0

Channel breakdown

R196

G47

B222

Red196 (76.9%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue291.09°

Saturation (HSL)72.61%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C4 · G 2F · B DE

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Colour values

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