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Colour

#C500C8

  • #C500C8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C500C8 is a magenta with RGB values 197, 0, 200 and HSL 299°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C500C8#C500C8
HEX#C500C8
RGBrgb(197, 0, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0, 0.7843
RGB percentages77.3%, 0%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(299.1, 100%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.1, 100%, 78.4%)
CMYK1.5%, 100%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,910,792
CSS custom property--colour: #C500C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.99:1
Contrast with white4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#3AFF37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D77C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CB3975no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 18.7Dark violet · ΔE 20.9Fuchsia · ΔE 23.4Magenta · ΔE 23.4Medium orchid · ΔE 23.6Blue violet · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 18.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#03C800
Analogous#6100C8, #C80067
Triadic#C8C500, #00C8C5
Split complementary#67C800, #00C861
Tetradic#C86100, #03C800, #0067C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FD95FF
Lighter +30%#FD62FF
Lighter +20%#FC2FFF
Lighter +10%#F700FB
Darker −10%#930095
Darker −20%#610062
Darker −30%#2E002F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C500C8
Less saturated −25%#AD19AF

Channel breakdown

R197
G0
B200
Red197 (77.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue299.1°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G 00 · B C8

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