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Colour

#C73DDE

  • #C73DDE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C73DDE is a magenta with RGB values 199, 61, 222 and HSL 291°, 71%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C73DDE#C73DDE
HEX#C73DDE
RGBrgb(199, 61, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.2392, 0.8706
RGB percentages78%, 23.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(291.4, 70.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.4, 72.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK10.4%, 72.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,057,502
CSS custom property--colour: #C73DDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#38C221

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5283DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C95C8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.5Medium orchid · ΔE 16.5Dark violet · ΔE 20.3Blue violet · ΔE 22.6Fuchsia · ΔE 26.4Magenta · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#54DE3D
Analogous#763DDE, #DE3DA5
Triadic#DEC73D, #3DDEC7
Split complementary#A5DE3D, #3DDE76
Tetradic#DE763D, #54DE3D, #3DA5DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9EBFC
Lighter +30%#EDC0F4
Lighter +20%#E094ED
Lighter +10%#D469E5
Darker −10%#AF22C6
Darker −20%#881A9B
Darker −30%#62136F
Darker −40%#3C0B44
More saturated +25%#DB21FA
Less saturated −25%#B359C2

Channel breakdown

R199
G61
B222
Red199 (78%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue291.43°
Saturation (HSL)70.93%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C7 · G 3D · B DE

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