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Recognised as Colour

#C808BD

  • #C808BD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C808BD is a magenta with RGB values 200, 8, 189 and HSL 303°, 92%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C808BD#C808BD
HEX#C808BD
RGBrgb(200, 8, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.0314, 0.7412
RGB percentages78.4%, 3.1%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(303.4, 92.3%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.4, 96%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 96%, 5.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,109,437
CSS custom property--colour: #C808BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#37F742

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5878B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D0326Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 21.3Medium orchid · ΔE 21.7Dark magenta · ΔE 23.2Dark violet · ΔE 26.7Fuchsia · ΔE 27.8Magenta · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 21.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#08C813
Analogous#7308C8, #C8085D
Triadic#BDC808, #08BDC8
Split complementary#5DC808, #08C873
Tetradic#C87308, #08C813, #085DC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBA1F6
Lighter +30%#F970F1
Lighter +20%#F73FED
Lighter +10%#F50EE8
Darker −10%#97068F
Darker −20%#660460
Darker −30%#350232
Darker −40%#040004
More saturated +25%#D000C4
Less saturated −25%#AE22A6

Channel breakdown

R200
G8
B189
Red200 (78.4%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue303.44°
Saturation (HSL)92.31%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G 08 · B BD

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