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Recognised as Colour

#C522DC

  • #C522DC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#C522DC is a magenta with RGB values 197, 34, 220 and HSL 293°, 73%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#C522DC#C522DC
HEX#C522DC
RGBrgb(197, 34, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.1333, 0.8627
RGB percentages77.3%, 13.3%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(292.6, 73.2%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.6, 84.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK10.5%, 84.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,919,516
CSS custom property--colour: #C522DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#3ADD23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#437CD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C74E84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 15.9Dark orchid · ΔE 16.4Blue violet · ΔE 20.5Fuchsia · ΔE 21Magenta · ΔE 21Medium orchid · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 15.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#39DC22
Analogous#6822DC, #DC2296
Triadic#DCC522, #22DCC5
Split complementary#96DC22, #22DC68
Tetradic#DC6822, #39DC22, #2296DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3D2F8
Lighter +30%#E8A6F1
Lighter +20%#DC7AEA
Lighter +10%#D14DE4
Darker −10%#9D1BB0
Darker −20%#761484
Darker −30%#4E0E57
Darker −40%#27072B
More saturated +25%#DD02FC
Less saturated −25%#AD42BC

Channel breakdown

R197
G34
B220
Red197 (77.3%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue292.58°
Saturation (HSL)73.23%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G 22 · B DC

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