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Recognised as Colour

#C801AE

  • #C801AE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#C801AE is a magenta with RGB values 200, 1, 174 and HSL 308°, 99%, 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

#C801AE#C801AE
HEX#C801AE
RGBrgb(200, 1, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.0039, 0.6824
RGB percentages78.4%, 0.4%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(307.8, 99%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.8, 99.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 99.5%, 13%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,107,630
CSS custom property--colour: #C801AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#37FE51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#055DB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69 from the original
Deuteranopia#6076AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D32466no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 20.7Medium orchid · ΔE 22.7Medium violet red · ΔE 23.7Purple · ΔE 25.2Dark orchid · ΔE 26Orchid · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 20.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#01C81B
Analogous#7F01C8, #C8014A
Triadic#AEC801, #01AEC8
Split complementary#4AC801, #01C87F
Tetradic#C87F01, #01C81B, #014BC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FE97F1
Lighter +30%#FE64EA
Lighter +20%#FE31E3
Lighter +10%#FB01DA
Darker −10%#950182
Darker −20%#630056
Darker −30%#30002A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C900AF
Less saturated −25%#AF1A9B

Channel breakdown

R200
G1
B174
Red200 (78.4%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue307.84°
Saturation (HSL)99%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G 01 · B AE

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