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Recognised as Colour

#C82ECF

  • #C82ECF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C82ECF is a magenta with RGB values 200, 46, 207 and HSL 297°, 64%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C82ECF#C82ECF
HEX#C82ECF
RGBrgb(200, 46, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.1804, 0.8118
RGB percentages78.4%, 18%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(297.4, 63.6%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.4, 77.8%, 81.2%)
CMYK3.4%, 77.8%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,119,183
CSS custom property--colour: #C82ECF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#37D130

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#567ECBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67 from the original
Tritanopia#CD4C7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.2Medium orchid · ΔE 17.3Dark violet · ΔE 22.9Dark magenta · ΔE 25Blue violet · ΔE 26.6Fuchsia · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#35CF2E
Analogous#772ECF, #CF2E86
Triadic#CFC82E, #2ECFC8
Split complementary#86CF2E, #2ECF77
Tetradic#CF772E, #35CF2E, #2E86CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4D4F5
Lighter +30%#E9AAEC
Lighter +20%#DF80E3
Lighter +10%#D456DA
Darker −10%#A025A5
Darker −20%#771B7C
Darker −30%#4F1252
Darker −40%#270928
More saturated +25%#E50EEF
Less saturated −25%#AB4EAF

Channel breakdown

R200
G46
B207
Red200 (78.4%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue297.39°
Saturation (HSL)63.64%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G 2E · B CF

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