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Recognised as Colour

#C43EC4

  • #C43EC4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C43EC4 is a magenta with RGB values 196, 62, 196 and HSL 300°, 53%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C43EC4#C43EC4
HEX#C43EC4
RGBrgb(196, 62, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.2431, 0.7686
RGB percentages76.9%, 24.3%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(300, 53.2%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 68.4%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 68.4%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,861,124
CSS custom property--colour: #C43EC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.83:1
Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#3BC13B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#286EC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#617FC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CA517Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.5Dark orchid · ΔE 18.8Orchid · ΔE 19.6Dark magenta · ΔE 19.6Violet · ΔE 23.1Purple · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3EC43E
Analogous#813EC4, #C43E81
Triadic#C4C43E, #3EC4C4
Split complementary#81C43E, #3EC481
Tetradic#C4813E, #3EC43E, #3E81C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4DAF4
Lighter +30%#E8B3E8
Lighter +20%#DC8CDC
Lighter +10%#D065D0
Darker −10%#9F309F
Darker −20%#772577
Darker −30%#501950
Darker −40%#290D29
More saturated +25%#E31EE3
Less saturated −25%#A45DA4

Channel breakdown

R196
G62
B196
Red196 (76.9%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)53.17%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR C4 · G 3E · B C4

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