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Recognised as Colour

#C434AD

  • #C434AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C434AD is a magenta with RGB values 196, 52, 173 and HSL 310°, 58%, 49%. 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

#C434AD#C434AD
HEX#C434AD
RGBrgb(196, 52, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.2039, 0.6784
RGB percentages76.9%, 20.4%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(309.6, 58.1%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.6, 73.5%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 73.5%, 11.7%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,858,541
CSS custom property--colour: #C434AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#3BCB52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3466B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#687BAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CE3F6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 17.4Dark magenta · ΔE 17.7Medium violet red · ΔE 18.8Orchid · ΔE 19.2Purple · ΔE 21.1Violet · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 17.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#34C44B
Analogous#9334C4, #C43465
Triadic#ADC434, #34ADC4
Split complementary#65C434, #34C493
Tetradic#C49334, #34C44B, #3465C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3D1ED
Lighter +30%#E8A9DE
Lighter +20%#DD81CF
Lighter +10%#D358BF
Darker −10%#9C2989
Darker −20%#731F66
Darker −30%#4B1442
Darker −40%#23091F
More saturated +25%#E315C2
Less saturated −25%#A55398

Channel breakdown

R196
G52
B173
Red196 (76.9%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue309.58°
Saturation (HSL)58.06%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 34 · B AD

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