Colour

#C83DB7

#C83DB7
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C83DB7 is a magenta with RGB values 200, 61, 183 and HSL 307°, 56%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C83DB7

RGBrgb(200, 61, 183)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.2392, 0.7176

RGB percentages78.4%, 23.9%, 71.8%

HSLhsl(307.3, 55.8%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(307.3, 69.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK0%, 69.5%, 8.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,122,999

CSS custom property--colour: #C83DB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.81:1

Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#37C248

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#386CBAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A80B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D14A75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.6 Orchid · ΔE 17.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 19 Medium violet red · ΔE 21.7 Violet · ΔE 22 Purple · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3DC84E

Analogous#933DC8, #C83D71

Triadic#B7C83D, #3DB7C8

Split complementary#72C83D, #3DC893

Tetradic#C8933D, #3DC84E, #3D72C8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5DCF2

Lighter +30%#EAB4E3

Lighter +20%#DF8CD4

Lighter +10%#D365C6

Darker −10%#A42E95

Darker −20%#7C2371

Darker −30%#54184D

Darker −40%#2C0D29

More saturated +25%#E71ECF

Less saturated −25%#A95C9F

Channel breakdown

R200

G61

B183

Red200 (78.4%)

Green61 (23.9%)

Blue183 (71.8%)

Hue307.34°

Saturation (HSL)55.82%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C8 · G 3D · B B7

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