Colour

#C809CA

#C809CA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#C809CA is a magenta with RGB values 200, 9, 202 and HSL 299°, 91%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C809CA#C809CA

HEX#C809CA

RGBrgb(200, 9, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.0353, 0.7922

RGB percentages78.4%, 3.5%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(299.4, 91.5%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(299.4, 95.5%, 79.2%)

CMYK1%, 95.5%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,109,706

CSS custom property--colour: #C809CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.83:1

Contrast with white4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#37F635

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5079C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CE3B77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 19 Dark violet · ΔE 21.5 Fuchsia · ΔE 23 Magenta · ΔE 23 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.3 Blue violet · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 19.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0BCA09

Analogous#6709CA, #CA096C

Triadic#CAC809, #09CAC8

Split complementary#6CCA09, #09CA67

Tetradic#CA6709, #0BCA09, #096CCA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAA4FB

Lighter +30%#F773F9

Lighter +20%#F542F7

Lighter +10%#F212F4

Darker −10%#980799

Darker −20%#670568

Darker −30%#370238

Darker −40%#070007

More saturated +25%#D100D3

Less saturated −25%#AE23B0

Channel breakdown

R200

B202

Red200 (78.4%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue299.38°

Saturation (HSL)91.47%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C8 · G 09 · B CA

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