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Recognised as Colour

#C439AE

  • #C439AE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C439AE is a magenta with RGB values 196, 57, 174 and HSL 309°, 55%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C439AE#C439AE
HEX#C439AE
RGBrgb(196, 57, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.2235, 0.6824
RGB percentages76.9%, 22.4%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(309.5, 54.9%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.5, 70.9%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 70.9%, 11.2%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,859,822
CSS custom property--colour: #C439AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#3BC651

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3968B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#697CABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CE446Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 16.8Orchid · ΔE 17.7Dark magenta · ΔE 18Medium violet red · ΔE 18.9Purple · ΔE 21.1Violet · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 16.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#39C44F
Analogous#9439C4, #C43969
Triadic#AEC439, #39AEC4
Split complementary#68C439, #39C494
Tetradic#C49539, #39C44F, #3969C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3D6EE
Lighter +30%#E8AEDF
Lighter +20%#DC87CF
Lighter +10%#D15FBF
Darker −10%#9C2E8B
Darker −20%#752268
Darker −30%#4D1745
Darker −40%#260B22
More saturated +25%#E419C4
Less saturated −25%#A45998

Channel breakdown

R196
G57
B174
Red196 (76.9%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue309.5°
Saturation (HSL)54.94%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 39 · B AE

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