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Recognised as Colour

#C52C7E

  • #C52C7E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#C52C7E is a magenta with RGB values 197, 44, 126 and HSL 328°, 63%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#C52C7E#C52C7E
HEX#C52C7E
RGBrgb(197, 44, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.1725, 0.4941
RGB percentages77.3%, 17.3%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(327.8, 63.5%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.8, 77.7%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 77.7%, 36%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,921,982
CSS custom property--colour: #C52C7E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#3AD381

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A5B80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#75777Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D41A52no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 8.7Hot pink · ΔE 19.7Deep pink · ΔE 22.5Pale violetred · ΔE 26Orchid · ΔE 31.8Purple · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 8.69, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2CC573
Analogous#C02CC5, #C52C31
Triadic#7EC52C, #2C7EC5
Split complementary#31C52C, #2CC5C0
Tetradic#C5C02C, #2CC573, #2C31C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3CAE0
Lighter +30%#EAA0C8
Lighter +20%#E176AF
Lighter +10%#D74D97
Darker −10%#9B2363
Darker −20%#721949
Darker −30%#48102E
Darker −40%#1E0713
More saturated +25%#E30E80
Less saturated −25%#A74A7C

Channel breakdown

R197
G44
B126
Red197 (77.3%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue327.84°
Saturation (HSL)63.49%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G 2C · B 7E

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