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Colour

#C52BDE

  • #C52BDE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C52BDE is a magenta with RGB values 197, 43, 222 and HSL 292°, 73%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C52BDE#C52BDE
HEX#C52BDE
RGBrgb(197, 43, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.1686, 0.8706
RGB percentages77.3%, 16.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(291.6, 73.1%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.6, 80.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK11.3%, 80.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,921,822
CSS custom property--colour: #C52BDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18872WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.77:1
Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#3AD421

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006EE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#457EDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C75387no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.2Dark violet · ΔE 16.3Blue violet · ΔE 20.2Fuchsia · ΔE 22.1Magenta · ΔE 22.1Medium orchid · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#44DE2B
Analogous#6C2BDE, #DE2B9D
Triadic#DEC52B, #2BDEC5
Split complementary#9DDE2B, #2BDE6C
Tetradic#DE6C2B, #44DE2B, #2B9DDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5DCF9
Lighter +30%#E9AFF3
Lighter +20%#DD83EC
Lighter +10%#D157E5
Darker −10%#A31DB9
Darker −20%#7C168D
Darker −30%#550F61
Darker −40%#2F0835
More saturated +25%#DB0CFD
Less saturated −25%#AF4ABF

Channel breakdown

R197
G43
B222
Red197 (77.3%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue291.62°
Saturation (HSL)73.06%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G 2B · B DE

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