Colour

#C800AF

#C800AF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#C800AF is a magenta with RGB values 200, 0, 175 and HSL 308°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#C800AF#C800AF

HEX#C800AF

RGBrgb(200, 0, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0, 0.6863

RGB percentages78.4%, 0%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(307.5, 100%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(307.5, 100%, 78.4%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 12.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,107,375

CSS custom property--colour: #C800AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.15:1

Contrast with white5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#37FF50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005DB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F76ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.8 from the original

Tritanopia#D32466no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 20.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.6 Medium violet red · ΔE 24.3 Purple · ΔE 25.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.7 Orchid · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 20.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00C819

Analogous#7D00C8, #C8004B

Triadic#AFC800, #00AFC8

Split complementary#4BC800, #00C87D

Tetradic#C87D00, #00C819, #004BC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FF95F2

Lighter +30%#FF62EB

Lighter +20%#FF2FE5

Lighter +10%#FB00DC

Darker −10%#950082

Darker −20%#620056

Darker −30%#2F0029

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C800AF

Less saturated −25%#AF199C

Channel breakdown

R200

B175

Red200 (78.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue307.5°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C8 · G 00 · B AF

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