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Recognised as Colour

#C71ECD

  • #C71ECD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C71ECD is a magenta with RGB values 199, 30, 205 and HSL 298°, 74%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C71ECD#C71ECD
HEX#C71ECD
RGBrgb(199, 30, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.1176, 0.8039
RGB percentages78%, 11.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(297.9, 74.5%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.9, 85.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK2.9%, 85.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,049,549
CSS custom property--colour: #C71ECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.67:1
Contrast with white4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#38E132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#517BC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70 from the original
Tritanopia#CC447Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 17.2Medium orchid · ΔE 20.8Dark violet · ΔE 21.2Fuchsia · ΔE 24.3Magenta · ΔE 24.3Blue violet · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 17.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#24CD1E
Analogous#6F1ECD, #CD1E7C
Triadic#CDC71E, #1ECDC7
Split complementary#7CCD1E, #1ECD6F
Tetradic#CD6F1E, #24CD1E, #1E7CCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4C1F6
Lighter +30%#EC95EF
Lighter +20%#E468E9
Lighter +10%#DD3CE2
Darker −10%#9C17A1
Darker −20%#711174
Darker −30%#450A48
Darker −40%#1A041B
More saturated +25%#E201EA
Less saturated −25%#AC3BB0

Channel breakdown

R199
G30
B205
Red199 (78%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue297.94°
Saturation (HSL)74.47%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C7 · G 1E · B CD

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