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Recognised as Colour

#C73A9B

  • #C73A9B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#C73A9B is a magenta with RGB values 199, 58, 155 and HSL 319°, 56%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#C73A9B#C73A9B
HEX#C73A9B
RGBrgb(199, 58, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.2275, 0.6078
RGB percentages78%, 22.7%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(318.7, 55.7%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.7, 70.9%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 70.9%, 22.1%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,056,667
CSS custom property--colour: #C73A9B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#38C564

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#48659Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#737D98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D43A66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 10.5Hot pink · ΔE 20.1Orchid · ΔE 20.6Dark magenta · ΔE 23.4Purple · ΔE 24.6Medium orchid · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 10.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3AC766
Analogous#AC3AC7, #C73A55
Triadic#9BC73A, #3A9BC7
Split complementary#54C73A, #3AC7AC
Tetradic#C7AD3A, #3AC766, #3A55C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4D9EC
Lighter +30%#E9B1D7
Lighter +20%#DE89C3
Lighter +10%#D262AF
Darker −10%#A02E7D
Darker −20%#79225E
Darker −30%#51173F
Darker −40%#290C20
More saturated +25%#E71AA7
Less saturated −25%#A75A8F

Channel breakdown

R199
G58
B155
Red199 (78%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue318.72°
Saturation (HSL)55.73%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G 3A · B 9B

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