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Recognised as Colour

#C8278A

  • #C8278A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#C8278A is a magenta with RGB values 200, 39, 138 and HSL 323°, 67%, 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

#C8278A#C8278A
HEX#C8278A
RGBrgb(200, 39, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.1529, 0.5412
RGB percentages78.4%, 15.3%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(323.1, 67.4%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.1, 80.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 80.5%, 31%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,117,322
CSS custom property--colour: #C8278A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.6 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#505050
Inverted#37D875

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#445C8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#737886no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D71B56no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 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 3.3Hot pink · ΔE 20.1Deep pink · ΔE 21.5Dark magenta · ΔE 27.4Orchid · ΔE 28Purple · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 3.33, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#27C865
Analogous#B527C8, #C82739
Triadic#8AC827, #278AC8
Split complementary#3AC827, #27C8B5
Tetradic#C8B527, #27C865, #273AC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4C7E3
Lighter +30%#EC9CCD
Lighter +20%#E372B8
Lighter +10%#DB47A2
Darker −10%#9D1F6D
Darker −20%#73164F
Darker −30%#480E32
Darker −40%#1D0614
More saturated +25%#E60991
Less saturated −25%#AA4583

Channel breakdown

R200
G39
B138
Red200 (78.4%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue323.11°
Saturation (HSL)67.36%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G 27 · B 8A

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