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Recognised as Colour

#C739DD

  • #C739DD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C739DD is a magenta with RGB values 199, 57, 221 and HSL 292°, 71%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C739DD#C739DD
HEX#C739DD
RGBrgb(199, 57, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.2235, 0.8667
RGB percentages78%, 22.4%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(292, 70.7%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292, 74.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK10%, 74.2%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,056,477
CSS custom property--colour: #C739DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20289WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#38C622

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5082D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C95989no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.8Medium orchid · ΔE 17.6Dark violet · ΔE 19.7Blue violet · ΔE 22.4Fuchsia · ΔE 25.5Magenta · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4FDD39
Analogous#7539DD, #DD39A1
Triadic#DDC739, #39DDC7
Split complementary#A1DD39, #39DD75
Tetradic#DD7539, #4FDD39, #39A1DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8E7FB
Lighter +30%#ECBCF3
Lighter +20%#E090EC
Lighter +10%#D365E4
Darker −10%#AC21C2
Darker −20%#861A96
Darker −30%#5F126B
Darker −40%#380B3F
More saturated +25%#DC1CFA
Less saturated −25%#B256C0

Channel breakdown

R199
G57
B221
Red199 (78%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue291.95°
Saturation (HSL)70.69%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C7 · G 39 · B DD

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