Colour

#C62FDE

#C62FDE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#C62FDE is a magenta with RGB values 198, 47, 222 and HSL 292°, 73%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C62FDE

RGBrgb(198, 47, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.1843, 0.8706

RGB percentages77.6%, 18.4%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(291.8, 72.6%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.8, 78.8%, 87.1%)

CMYK10.8%, 78.8%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,988,382

CSS custom property--colour: #C62FDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1

Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#39D021

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006FE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#487FDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C85588no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.9 Dark violet · ΔE 17.1 Blue violet · ΔE 20.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.4 Fuchsia · ΔE 22.8 Magenta · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#47DE2F

Analogous#6F2FDE, #DE2F9E

Triadic#DEC62F, #2FDEC6

Split complementary#9EDE2F, #2FDE6F

Tetradic#DE6F2F, #47DE2F, #2F9EDE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6DFFA

Lighter +30%#EAB3F3

Lighter +20%#DE87EC

Lighter +10%#D25BE5

Darker −10%#A61EBC

Darker −20%#801790

Darker −30%#591064

Darker −40%#320938

More saturated +25%#DC11FC

Less saturated −25%#B04DC0

Channel breakdown

R198

G47

B222

Red198 (77.6%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue291.77°

Saturation (HSL)72.61%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C6 · G 2F · B DE

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Colour values

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