Colour

#C468CC

#C468CC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#C468CC is a magenta with RGB values 196, 104, 204 and HSL 295°, 50%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C468CC

RGBrgb(196, 104, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.4078, 0.8

RGB percentages76.9%, 40.8%, 80%

HSLhsl(295.2, 49.5%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(295.2, 49%, 80%)

CMYK3.9%, 49%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,871,884

CSS custom property--colour: #C468CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1

Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#3B9733

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C84CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#778FC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C87491no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 6.6 Violet · ΔE 12.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.2 Medium purple · ΔE 20.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 28 Plum · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 6.59, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#70CC68

Analogous#9268CC, #CC68A2

Triadic#CCC468, #68CCC4

Split complementary#A2CC68, #68CC92

Tetradic#CC9268, #70CC68, #68A2CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1DAF3

Lighter +20%#E2B4E6

Lighter +10%#D38ED9

Darker −10%#B542BF

Darker −20%#92349A

Darker −30%#6E2774

Darker −40%#4A1A4E

More saturated +25%#D94FE5

Less saturated −25%#AF81B3

Channel breakdown

R196

G104

B204

Red196 (76.9%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue295.2°

Saturation (HSL)49.5%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C4 · G 68 · B CC

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