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Recognised as Colour

#C636DC

  • #C636DC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C636DC is a magenta with RGB values 198, 54, 220 and HSL 292°, 70%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C636DC#C636DC
HEX#C636DC
RGBrgb(198, 54, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.2118, 0.8627
RGB percentages77.6%, 21.2%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(292, 70.3%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292, 75.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK10%, 75.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,990,172
CSS custom property--colour: #C636DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#39C923

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E80D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C85788no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.8Medium orchid · ΔE 18.3Dark violet · ΔE 19.1Blue violet · ΔE 22Fuchsia · ΔE 25.1Magenta · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4CDC36
Analogous#7336DC, #DC369F
Triadic#DCC636, #36DCC6
Split complementary#9FDC36, #36DC73
Tetradic#DC7336, #4CDC36, #369FDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7E4FA
Lighter +30%#EBB8F3
Lighter +20%#DF8DEB
Lighter +10%#D261E4
Darker −10%#A921BE
Darker −20%#821A92
Darker −30%#5C1267
Darker −40%#350A3C
More saturated +25%#DC18FA
Less saturated −25%#B053BF

Channel breakdown

R198
G54
B220
Red198 (77.6%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue292.05°
Saturation (HSL)70.34%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G 36 · B DC

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