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Recognised as Colour

#C83EAA

  • #C83EAA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#C83EAA is a magenta with RGB values 200, 62, 170 and HSL 313°, 56%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#C83EAA#C83EAA
HEX#C83EAA
RGBrgb(200, 62, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.2431, 0.6667
RGB percentages78.4%, 24.3%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(313, 55.6%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313, 69%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 69%, 15%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,123,242
CSS custom property--colour: #C83EAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#37C155

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#436AADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59 from the original
Deuteranopia#707FA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D3456Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 15.9Orchid · ΔE 16.9Medium orchid · ΔE 19.8Dark magenta · ΔE 20.4Purple · ΔE 22.7Violet · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 15.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3EC85C
Analogous#A13EC8, #C83E65
Triadic#AAC83E, #3EAAC8
Split complementary#65C83E, #3EC8A1
Tetradic#C8A13E, #3EC85C, #3E65C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5DDF0
Lighter +30%#EAB5DE
Lighter +20%#DF8DCD
Lighter +10%#D366BB
Darker −10%#A42F8B
Darker −20%#7D2369
Darker −30%#551848
Darker −40%#2D0D26
More saturated +25%#E71FBC
Less saturated −25%#A95D98

Channel breakdown

R200
G62
B170
Red200 (78.4%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue313.04°
Saturation (HSL)55.65%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G 3E · B AA

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