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Recognised as Colour

#C816DF

  • #C816DF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#C816DF is a magenta with RGB values 200, 22, 223 and HSL 293°, 82%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#C816DF#C816DF
HEX#C816DF
RGBrgb(200, 22, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.0863, 0.8745
RGB percentages78.4%, 8.6%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(293.1, 82%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.1, 90.1%, 87.5%)
CMYK10.3%, 90.1%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,113,055
CSS custom property--colour: #C816DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#37E920

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#407CDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CA4B84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 15.8Fuchsia · ΔE 18.4Magenta · ΔE 18.4Dark orchid · ΔE 19.1Blue violet · ΔE 21Medium orchid · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 15.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2DDF16
Analogous#6316DF, #DF1692
Triadic#DFC816, #16DFC8
Split complementary#91DF16, #16DF64
Tetradic#DF6416, #2DDF16, #1692DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4C7FA
Lighter +30%#EA99F5
Lighter +20%#E16BF0
Lighter +10%#D83CEC
Darker −10%#9E11B1
Darker −20%#750D82
Darker −30%#4B0854
Darker −40%#210425
More saturated +25%#D900F5
Less saturated −25%#B035C0

Channel breakdown

R200
G22
B223
Red200 (78.4%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue293.13°
Saturation (HSL)82.04%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G 16 · B DF

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