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Recognised as Colour

#C840D2

  • #C840D2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C840D2 is a magenta with RGB values 200, 64, 210 and HSL 296°, 62%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C840D2#C840D2
HEX#C840D2
RGBrgb(200, 64, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.251, 0.8235
RGB percentages78.4%, 25.1%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(295.9, 61.9%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.9, 69.5%, 82.4%)
CMYK4.8%, 69.5%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,123,794
CSS custom property--colour: #C840D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20599WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.3 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#676767
Inverted#37BF2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1973D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D83CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CC5885no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.7 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

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.8Dark orchid · ΔE 15.8Orchid · ΔE 23.3Dark magenta · ΔE 23.6Violet · ΔE 25.3Dark violet · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4AD240
Analogous#7F40D2, #D24093
Triadic#D2C840, #40D2C8
Split complementary#93D240, #40D27F
Tetradic#D27F40, #4AD240, #4093D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8E5F9
Lighter +30%#ECBCEF
Lighter +20%#E093E5
Lighter +10%#D469DC
Darker −10%#AB2BB4
Darker −20%#84218B
Darker −30%#5D1762
Darker −40%#360D39
More saturated +25%#E123F0
Less saturated −25%#AF5EB4

Channel breakdown

R200
G64
B210
Red200 (78.4%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue295.89°
Saturation (HSL)61.86%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G 40 · B D2

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