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Recognised as Colour

#C43BDE

  • #C43BDE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C43BDE is a magenta with RGB values 196, 59, 222 and HSL 290°, 71%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C43BDE#C43BDE
HEX#C43BDE
RGBrgb(196, 59, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.2314, 0.8706
RGB percentages76.9%, 23.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(290.4, 71.2%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.4, 73.4%, 87.1%)
CMYK11.7%, 73.4%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,860,382
CSS custom property--colour: #C43BDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#3BC421

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D81DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C55B8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.7Medium orchid · ΔE 17.1Dark violet · ΔE 19Blue violet · ΔE 21.3Fuchsia · ΔE 26.3Magenta · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55DE3B
Analogous#733BDE, #DE3BA7
Triadic#DEC43B, #3BDEC4
Split complementary#A6DE3B, #3BDE73
Tetradic#DE733B, #55DE3B, #3BA7DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9EAFB
Lighter +30%#EBBEF4
Lighter +20%#DE92ED
Lighter +10%#D167E5
Darker −10%#AB21C5
Darker −20%#851A99
Darker −30%#5F126E
Darker −40%#390B42
More saturated +25%#D71EFB
Less saturated −25%#B158C1

Channel breakdown

R196
G59
B222
Red196 (76.9%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue290.43°
Saturation (HSL)71.18%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G 3B · B DE

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