Colour

#C839E0

#C839E0
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#C839E0 is a magenta with RGB values 200, 57, 224 and HSL 291°, 73%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C839E0

RGBrgb(200, 57, 224)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.2235, 0.8784

RGB percentages78.4%, 22.4%, 87.8%

HSLhsl(291.4, 72.9%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.4, 74.6%, 87.8%)

CMYK10.7%, 74.6%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,122,016

CSS custom property--colour: #C839E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1

Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#37C61F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0073E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F82DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CA5A8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.8 Dark violet · ΔE 19 Blue violet · ΔE 21.7 Fuchsia · ΔE 24.5 Magenta · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#51E039

Analogous#7439E0, #E039A5

Triadic#E0C839, #39E0C8

Split complementary#A5E039, #39E074

Tetradic#E07439, #51E039, #39A5E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F9E9FC

Lighter +30%#EDBDF5

Lighter +20%#E091EE

Lighter +10%#D465E7

Darker −10%#AF1FC7

Darker −20%#88189B

Darker −30%#61116F

Darker −40%#3B0A43

More saturated +25%#DC1CFD

Less saturated −25%#B456C3

Channel breakdown

R200

G57

B224

Red200 (78.4%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue224 (87.8%)

Hue291.38°

Saturation (HSL)72.93%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C8 · G 39 · B E0

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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