Colour

#C500A2

#C500A2
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#C500A2 is a magenta with RGB values 197, 0, 162 and HSL 311°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#C500A2

RGBrgb(197, 0, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0, 0.6353

RGB percentages77.3%, 0%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(310.7, 100%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(310.7, 100%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 17.8%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,910,754

CSS custom property--colour: #C500A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.39:1

Contrast with white5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#3AFF5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1B59A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#62749Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D1195Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 18.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 19.4 Purple · ΔE 23.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.3 Orchid · ΔE 27.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 18.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00C523

Analogous#8600C5, #C5003F

Triadic#A2C500, #00A2C5

Split complementary#40C500, #00C586

Tetradic#C58600, #00C523, #003FC5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF92EC

Lighter +30%#FF5FE3

Lighter +20%#FF2CDA

Lighter +10%#F800CC

Darker −10%#920078

Darker −20%#5F004E

Darker −30%#2C0024

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C500A2

Less saturated −25%#AC1992

Channel breakdown

R197

B162

Red197 (77.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue310.66°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G 00 · B A2

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