Colour

#C81AEA

#C81AEA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#C81AEA is a magenta with RGB values 200, 26, 234 and HSL 290°, 83%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

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HEX#C81AEA

RGBrgb(200, 26, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.102, 0.9176

RGB percentages78.4%, 10.2%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(290.2, 83.2%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.2, 88.9%, 91.8%)

CMYK14.5%, 88.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,114,090

CSS custom property--colour: #C81AEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18959WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1

Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#37E515

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006EEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#337EE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C8538Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 14.7 Fuchsia · ΔE 17.4 Magenta · ΔE 17.4 Blue violet · ΔE 19.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3CEA1A

Analogous#601AEA, #EA1AA4

Triadic#EAC81A, #1AEAC8

Split complementary#A4EA1A, #1AEA60

Tetradic#EA601A, #3CEA1A, #1AA4EA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5D5FB

Lighter +30%#EAA6F7

Lighter +20%#DE77F3

Lighter +10%#D349EE

Darker −10%#A312BF

Darker −20%#7B0D91

Darker −30%#530962

Darker −40%#2C0533

More saturated +25%#D605FF

Less saturated −25%#B339CB

Channel breakdown

R200

G26

B234

Red200 (78.4%)

Green26 (10.2%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue290.19°

Saturation (HSL)83.2%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C8 · G 1A · B EA

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