Colour

#C604C4

#C604C4
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#C604C4 is a magenta with RGB values 198, 4, 196 and HSL 301°, 96%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C604C4

RGBrgb(198, 4, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.0157, 0.7686

RGB percentages77.6%, 1.6%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(300.6, 96%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300.6, 98%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 98%, 1%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,977,348

CSS custom property--colour: #C604C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1

Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#39FB3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5177C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CD3773no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 19.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.6 Dark violet · ΔE 22.9 Fuchsia · ΔE 25 Magenta · ΔE 25 Dark magenta · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 19.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#04C606

Analogous#6704C6, #C60463

Triadic#C4C604, #04C4C6

Split complementary#63C604, #04C667

Tetradic#C66704, #04C606, #0463C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FD99FC

Lighter +30%#FC67FA

Lighter +20%#FB35F9

Lighter +10%#F805F5

Darker −10%#940393

Darker −20%#620261

Darker −30%#300130

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CA00C8

Less saturated −25%#AD1DAB

Channel breakdown

R198

B196

Red198 (77.6%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue300.62°

Saturation (HSL)96.04%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G 04 · B C4

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Colour values

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