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Recognised as Colour

#C609B0

  • #C609B0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#C609B0 is a magenta with RGB values 198, 9, 176 and HSL 307°, 91%, 41%. 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

#C609B0#C609B0
HEX#C609B0
RGBrgb(198, 9, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.0353, 0.6902
RGB percentages77.6%, 3.5%, 69%
HSLhsl(307, 91.3%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307, 95.5%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 95.5%, 11.1%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,978,608
CSS custom property--colour: #C609B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#39F64F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E76ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D02967no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 20Medium orchid · ΔE 21.5Dark orchid · ΔE 24.5Medium violet red · ΔE 24.7Purple · ΔE 24.7Orchid · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 20.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#09C61F
Analogous#7D09C6, #C60952
Triadic#B0C609, #09B0C6
Split complementary#51C609, #09C67D
Tetradic#C67E09, #09C61F, #0952C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBA0F0
Lighter +30%#F870E9
Lighter +20%#F63FE1
Lighter +10%#F40ED9
Darker −10%#950785
Darker −20%#640559
Darker −30%#34022E
Darker −40%#030003
More saturated +25%#CF00B7
Less saturated −25%#AC239C

Channel breakdown

R198
G9
B176
Red198 (77.6%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue306.98°
Saturation (HSL)91.3%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G 09 · B B0

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