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Recognised as Colour

#C736AE

  • #C736AE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C736AE is a magenta with RGB values 199, 54, 174 and HSL 310°, 57%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C736AE#C736AE
HEX#C736AE
RGBrgb(199, 54, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.2118, 0.6824
RGB percentages78%, 21.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(310.3, 57.3%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.3, 72.9%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 72.9%, 12.6%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,055,662
CSS custom property--colour: #C736AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#38C951

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3867B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A7DABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D1406Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 17.8Medium violet red · ΔE 18.3Dark magenta · ΔE 18.6Orchid · ΔE 18.8Purple · ΔE 21.9Violet · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 17.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#36C74F
Analogous#9836C7, #C73665
Triadic#AEC736, #36AEC7
Split complementary#65C736, #36C798
Tetradic#C79836, #36C74F, #3665C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4D5EE
Lighter +30%#E9ADDF
Lighter +20%#DE85CF
Lighter +10%#D35DBF
Darker −10%#9F2B8B
Darker −20%#772068
Darker −30%#4F1545
Darker −40%#270A22
More saturated +25%#E716C3
Less saturated −25%#A75699

Channel breakdown

R199
G54
B174
Red199 (78%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue310.34°
Saturation (HSL)57.31%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G 36 · B AE

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