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Recognised as Colour

#C608AE

  • #C608AE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#C608AE is a magenta with RGB values 198, 8, 174 and HSL 308°, 92%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#C608AE#C608AE
HEX#C608AE
RGBrgb(198, 8, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.0314, 0.6824
RGB percentages77.6%, 3.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(307.6, 92.2%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.6, 96%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 96%, 12.1%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,978,350
CSS custom property--colour: #C608AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#39F751

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#065DB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E76AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D02766no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 19.8Medium orchid · ΔE 21.8Medium violet red · ΔE 23.7Purple · ΔE 24.4Dark orchid · ΔE 25.3Orchid · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 19.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#08C620
Analogous#7F08C6, #C6084F
Triadic#AEC608, #08AEC6
Split complementary#4FC608, #08C67F
Tetradic#C67F08, #08C620, #084FC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FB9FEF
Lighter +30%#F96EE8
Lighter +20%#F73DE0
Lighter +10%#F50CD8
Darker −10%#950683
Darker −20%#640458
Darker −30%#33022D
Darker −40%#020002
More saturated +25%#CE00B4
Less saturated −25%#AC229B

Channel breakdown

R198
G8
B174
Red198 (77.6%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue307.58°
Saturation (HSL)92.23%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G 08 · B AE

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