Colour

#C70074

#C70074
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#C70074 is a magenta with RGB values 199, 0, 116 and HSL 325°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#C70074

RGBrgb(199, 0, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0, 0.4549

RGB percentages78%, 0%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(325, 100%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(325, 100%, 78%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 41.7%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,041,780

CSS custom property--colour: #C70074;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1

Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#38FF8B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#405176no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70 from the original

Deuteranopia#737270no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D80043no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 8.5 Deep pink · ΔE 18.1 Hot pink · ΔE 23.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 32 Dark magenta · ΔE 34.9 Purple · ΔE 35

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 8.51, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00C753

Analogous#B600C7, #C70011

Triadic#74C700, #0074C7

Split complementary#11C700, #00C7B7

Tetradic#C7B700, #00C753, #0010C7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF94D2

Lighter +30%#FF61BD

Lighter +20%#FF2EA8

Lighter +10%#FA0092

Darker −10%#940056

Darker −20%#610039

Darker −30%#2E001B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C70074

Less saturated −25%#AE1970

Channel breakdown

R199

B116

Red199 (78%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue325.03°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C7 · G 00 · B 74

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