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Recognised as Colour

#C8268D

  • #C8268D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#C8268D is a magenta with RGB values 200, 38, 141 and HSL 322°, 68%, 47%. 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

#C8268D#C8268D
HEX#C8268D
RGBrgb(200, 38, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.149, 0.5529
RGB percentages78.4%, 14.9%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(321.9, 68.1%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.9, 81%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 81%, 29.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,117,069
CSS custom property--colour: #C8268D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#37D972

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#425C90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#727889no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D71D58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 3.6Hot pink · ΔE 20.7Deep pink · ΔE 21.9Dark magenta · ΔE 26.1Purple · ΔE 27.1Orchid · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 3.63, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#26C861
Analogous#B226C8, #C8263C
Triadic#8DC826, #268DC8
Split complementary#3CC826, #26C8B2
Tetradic#C8B226, #26C861, #263CC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4C6E3
Lighter +30%#EC9BCE
Lighter +20%#E470BA
Lighter +10%#DC45A5
Darker −10%#9D1E6F
Darker −20%#721651
Darker −30%#470E32
Darker −40%#1D0514
More saturated +25%#E60895
Less saturated −25%#AA4485

Channel breakdown

R200
G38
B141
Red200 (78.4%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue321.85°
Saturation (HSL)68.07%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G 26 · B 8D

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