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Recognised as Colour

#C437DA

  • #C437DA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C437DA is a magenta with RGB values 196, 55, 218 and HSL 292°, 69%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C437DA#C437DA
HEX#C437DA
RGBrgb(196, 55, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.2157, 0.8549
RGB percentages76.9%, 21.6%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(291.9, 68.8%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.9, 74.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK10.1%, 74.8%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,859,354
CSS custom property--colour: #C437DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.91:1
Contrast with white4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#3BC825

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E7FD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C65787no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.1Medium orchid · ΔE 17.2Dark violet · ΔE 19.4Blue violet · ΔE 22.2Fuchsia · ΔE 26.3Magenta · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4DDA37
Analogous#7237DA, #DA379F
Triadic#DAC437, #37DAC4
Split complementary#9EDA37, #37DA73
Tetradic#DA7337, #4DDA37, #379EDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7E3FA
Lighter +30%#EAB8F2
Lighter +20%#DD8DEA
Lighter +10%#D162E2
Darker −10%#A723BB
Darker −20%#801B90
Darker −30%#5A1365
Darker −40%#340B3A
More saturated +25%#DA19F8
Less saturated −25%#AE55BC

Channel breakdown

R196
G55
B218
Red196 (76.9%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue291.9°
Saturation (HSL)68.78%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G 37 · B DA

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