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Recognised as Colour

#C50AAA

  • #C50AAA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#C50AAA is a magenta with RGB values 197, 10, 170 and HSL 309°, 90%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#C50AAA#C50AAA
HEX#C50AAA
RGBrgb(197, 10, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.0392, 0.6667
RGB percentages77.3%, 3.9%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(308.7, 90.3%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.7, 94.9%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 94.9%, 13.7%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,913,322
CSS custom property--colour: #C50AAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#3AF555

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#125CADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6075A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D02564no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 19.1Medium violet red · ΔE 21.7Medium orchid · ΔE 22.1Purple · ΔE 23.5Dark orchid · ΔE 26.5Orchid · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 19.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0AC525
Analogous#830AC5, #C50A4C
Triadic#AAC50A, #0AAAC5
Split complementary#4CC50A, #0AC583
Tetradic#C5830A, #0AC525, #0A4CC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAA1ED
Lighter +30%#F870E4
Lighter +20%#F540DB
Lighter +10%#F30FD2
Darker −10%#940880
Darker −20%#640556
Darker −30%#33032C
Darker −40%#030002
More saturated +25%#CF00B1
Less saturated −25%#AB2498

Channel breakdown

R197
G10
B170
Red197 (77.3%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue308.66°
Saturation (HSL)90.34%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G 0A · B AA

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