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Colour

#C500CE

  • #C500CE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C500CE is a magenta with RGB values 197, 0, 206 and HSL 297°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C500CE#C500CE
HEX#C500CE
RGBrgb(197, 0, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0, 0.8078
RGB percentages77.3%, 0%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(297.4, 100%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.4, 100%, 80.8%)
CMYK4.4%, 100%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,910,798
CSS custom property--colour: #C500CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#3AFF31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4877CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CA3D79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 18.4Dark violet · ΔE 18.7Fuchsia · ΔE 21.6Magenta · ΔE 21.6Blue violet · ΔE 24.4Medium orchid · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 18.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#09CE00
Analogous#5E00CE, #CE0070
Triadic#CEC500, #00CEC5
Split complementary#70CE00, #00CE5E
Tetradic#CE5E00, #09CE00, #0070CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FB9BFF
Lighter +30%#F868FF
Lighter +20%#F635FF
Lighter +10%#F402FF
Darker −10%#94009B
Darker −20%#630068
Darker −30%#330035
Darker −40%#020002
More saturated +25%#C500CE
Less saturated −25%#AE1AB4

Channel breakdown

R197
G0
B206
Red197 (77.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue297.38°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G 00 · B CE

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