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Recognised as Colour

#C8258E

  • #C8258E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#C8258E is a magenta with RGB values 200, 37, 142 and HSL 321°, 69%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#C8258E#C8258E
HEX#C8258E
RGBrgb(200, 37, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.1451, 0.5569
RGB percentages78.4%, 14.5%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(321.3, 68.8%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.3, 81.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 81.5%, 29%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,116,814
CSS custom property--colour: #C8258E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#37DA71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#405C91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#71788Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D61C58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 3.9Hot pink · ΔE 21.1Deep pink · ΔE 22Dark magenta · ΔE 25.6Purple · ΔE 26.7Orchid · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 3.89, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25C85F
Analogous#B025C8, #C8253D
Triadic#8EC825, #258EC8
Split complementary#3DC825, #25C8B0
Tetradic#C8B025, #25C85F, #253DC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4C5E3
Lighter +30%#EC9ACF
Lighter +20%#E46FBA
Lighter +10%#DC44A6
Darker −10%#9D1D6F
Darker −20%#721551
Darker −30%#470D32
Darker −40%#1C0514
More saturated +25%#E60797
Less saturated −25%#AA4385

Channel breakdown

R200
G37
B142
Red200 (78.4%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue321.35°
Saturation (HSL)68.78%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G 25 · B 8E

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