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Recognised as Colour

#C701AE

  • #C701AE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#C701AE is a magenta with RGB values 199, 1, 174 and HSL 308°, 99%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#C701AE#C701AE
HEX#C701AE
RGBrgb(199, 1, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.0039, 0.6824
RGB percentages78%, 0.4%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(307.6, 99%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.6, 99.5%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 99.5%, 12.6%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,042,094
CSS custom property--colour: #C701AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#38FE51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#025CB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F76AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D22466no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 20.4Medium orchid · ΔE 22.5Medium violet red · ΔE 23.9Purple · ΔE 25Dark orchid · ΔE 25.6Orchid · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 20.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#01C71A
Analogous#7D01C7, #C7014B
Triadic#AEC701, #01AEC7
Split complementary#4BC701, #01C77D
Tetradic#C77D01, #01C71A, #014BC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FE96F1
Lighter +30%#FE63EB
Lighter +20%#FE30E4
Lighter +10%#FA01DA
Darker −10%#940182
Darker −20%#620055
Darker −30%#2F0029
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C800AF
Less saturated −25%#AE1A9B

Channel breakdown

R199
G1
B174
Red199 (78%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue307.58°
Saturation (HSL)99%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G 01 · B AE

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