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Recognised as Colour

#C8238A

  • #C8238A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#C8238A is a magenta with RGB values 200, 35, 138 and HSL 323°, 70%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#C8238A#C8238A
HEX#C8238A
RGBrgb(200, 35, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.1373, 0.5412
RGB percentages78.4%, 13.7%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(322.5, 70.2%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.5, 82.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 82.5%, 31%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,116,298
CSS custom property--colour: #C8238A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#37DC75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#415B8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#727786no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D71655no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 2.5Hot pink · ΔE 20.8Deep pink · ΔE 21.1Dark magenta · ΔE 27Purple · ΔE 27.9Orchid · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 2.52, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#23C861
Analogous#B323C8, #C82338
Triadic#8AC823, #238AC8
Split complementary#37C823, #23C8B3
Tetradic#C8B423, #23C861, #2338C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4C3E2
Lighter +30%#ED97CD
Lighter +20%#E56CB8
Lighter +10%#DE40A3
Darker −10%#9D1B6C
Darker −20%#71144E
Darker −30%#460C30
Darker −40%#1A0512
More saturated +25%#E50691
Less saturated −25%#AB4083

Channel breakdown

R200
G35
B138
Red200 (78.4%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue322.55°
Saturation (HSL)70.21%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G 23 · B 8A

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