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Recognised as Colour

#C62BD9

  • #C62BD9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C62BD9 is a magenta with RGB values 198, 43, 217 and HSL 293°, 70%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C62BD9#C62BD9
HEX#C62BD9
RGBrgb(198, 43, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.1686, 0.851
RGB percentages77.6%, 16.9%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(293.4, 69.6%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.4, 80.2%, 85.1%)
CMYK8.8%, 80.2%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,987,353
CSS custom property--colour: #C62BD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#39D426

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B7ED5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C95084no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.1Dark violet · ΔE 18.1Medium orchid · ΔE 20.9Blue violet · ΔE 22.1Fuchsia · ΔE 23.2Magenta · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3ED92B
Analogous#6F2BD9, #D92B95
Triadic#D9C62B, #2BD9C6
Split complementary#95D92B, #2BD96F
Tetradic#D96F2B, #3ED92B, #2B95D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5D8F8
Lighter +30%#E9ADF0
Lighter +20%#DD81E9
Lighter +10%#D256E1
Darker −10%#A120B1
Darker −20%#7A1886
Darker −30%#53105B
Darker −40%#2B092F
More saturated +25%#DE0CF8
Less saturated −25%#AE4ABA

Channel breakdown

R198
G43
B217
Red198 (77.6%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue293.45°
Saturation (HSL)69.6%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G 2B · B D9

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