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Recognised as Colour

#C524DE

  • #C524DE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#C524DE is a magenta with RGB values 197, 36, 222 and HSL 292°, 74%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#C524DE#C524DE
HEX#C524DE
RGBrgb(197, 36, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.1412, 0.8706
RGB percentages77.3%, 14.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(291.9, 73.8%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.9, 83.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK11.3%, 83.8%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,920,030
CSS custom property--colour: #C524DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1
Contrast with white4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#3ADB21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#427CDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C75086no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 15.6Dark orchid · ΔE 16.4Blue violet · ΔE 20Fuchsia · ΔE 20.9Magenta · ΔE 20.9Medium orchid · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 15.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3DDE24
Analogous#6824DE, #DE249A
Triadic#DEC524, #24DEC5
Split complementary#9ADE24, #24DE68
Tetradic#DE6824, #3DDE24, #249ADE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4D5F9
Lighter +30%#E8A9F2
Lighter +20%#DC7DEB
Lighter +10%#D150E5
Darker −10%#9F1BB4
Darker −20%#781488
Darker −30%#510E5B
Darker −40%#2A072F
More saturated +25%#DC04FE
Less saturated −25%#AE43BF

Channel breakdown

R197
G36
B222
Red197 (77.3%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue291.94°
Saturation (HSL)73.81%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G 24 · B DE

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