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Recognised as Colour

#C501EA

  • #C501EA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#C501EA is a magenta with RGB values 197, 1, 234 and HSL 290°, 99%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#C501EA#C501EA
HEX#C501EA
RGBrgb(197, 1, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.0039, 0.9176
RGB percentages77.3%, 0.4%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(290.5, 99.1%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.5, 99.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK15.8%, 99.6%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,911,082
CSS custom property--colour: #C501EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17833WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#3AFE15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#247AE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C44F8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 14.4Fuchsia · ΔE 17.4Magenta · ΔE 17.4Blue violet · ΔE 19.6Dark orchid · ΔE 23.3Medium orchid · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 14.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#26EA01
Analogous#5101EA, #EA019A
Triadic#EAC501, #01EAC5
Split complementary#9AEA01, #01EA51
Tetradic#EA5101, #26EA01, #019AEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4B8FF
Lighter +30%#EB86FE
Lighter +20%#E353FE
Lighter +10%#DB20FE
Darker −10%#9A01B7
Darker −20%#6F0184
Darker −30%#450052
Darker −40%#1A001F
More saturated +25%#C600EB
Less saturated −25%#B11ECD

Channel breakdown

R197
G1
B234
Red197 (77.3%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue290.47°
Saturation (HSL)99.15%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G 01 · B EA

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