Colour

#C81BE8

#C81BE8
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#C81BE8 is a magenta with RGB values 200, 27, 232 and HSL 291°, 82%, 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#C81BE8

RGBrgb(200, 27, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.1059, 0.9098

RGB percentages78.4%, 10.6%, 91%

HSLhsl(290.6, 81.7%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.6, 88.4%, 91%)

CMYK13.8%, 88.4%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,114,344

CSS custom property--colour: #C81BE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.78:1

Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#37E417

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006EEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#377EE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C8528Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 14.7 Fuchsia · ΔE 17.6 Magenta · ΔE 17.6 Blue violet · ΔE 19.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 14.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3BE81B

Analogous#611BE8, #E81BA2

Triadic#E8C81B, #1BE8C8

Split complementary#A2E81B, #1BE861

Tetradic#E8611B, #3BE81B, #1BA2E8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5D4FB

Lighter +30%#EAA6F6

Lighter +20%#DE78F1

Lighter +10%#D349ED

Darker −10%#A213BD

Darker −20%#7B0E8F

Darker −30%#530A60

Darker −40%#2B0532

More saturated +25%#D804FF

Less saturated −25%#B23AC9

Channel breakdown

R200

G27

B232

Red200 (78.4%)

Green27 (10.6%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue290.63°

Saturation (HSL)81.67%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C8 · G 1B · B E8

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Colour values

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