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Recognised as Colour

#C609DC

  • #C609DC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#C609DC is a magenta with RGB values 198, 9, 220 and HSL 294°, 92%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#C609DC#C609DC
HEX#C609DC
RGBrgb(198, 9, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.0353, 0.8627
RGB percentages77.6%, 3.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(293.7, 92.1%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.7, 95.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK10%, 95.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,978,652
CSS custom property--colour: #C609DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.69:1
Contrast with white4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#39F623

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D7AD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C94782no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 15.5Fuchsia · ΔE 18.5Magenta · ΔE 18.5Dark orchid · ΔE 19.4Blue violet · ΔE 21.1Medium orchid · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 15.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1FDC09
Analogous#5C09DC, #DC0989
Triadic#DCC609, #09DCC6
Split complementary#89DC09, #09DC5C
Tetradic#DC5C09, #1FDC09, #0989DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5B5FC
Lighter +30%#EE84FA
Lighter +20%#E753F8
Lighter +10%#E022F6
Darker −10%#9A07AB
Darker −20%#6E057A
Darker −30%#420349
Darker −40%#160118
More saturated +25%#CD00E5
Less saturated −25%#AF26BF

Channel breakdown

R198
G9
B220
Red198 (77.6%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue293.74°
Saturation (HSL)92.14%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G 09 · B DC

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