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Recognised as Colour

#C840DE

  • #C840DE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C840DE is a magenta with RGB values 200, 64, 222 and HSL 292°, 71%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C840DE#C840DE
HEX#C840DE
RGBrgb(200, 64, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.251, 0.8706
RGB percentages78.4%, 25.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(291.6, 70.5%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.6, 71.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK9.9%, 71.2%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,123,806
CSS custom property--colour: #C840DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2122WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#37BF21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5584DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CA5D8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.7Medium orchid · ΔE 15.3Dark violet · ΔE 21.4Blue violet · ΔE 23.5Fuchsia · ΔE 27.2Magenta · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56DE40
Analogous#7940DE, #DE40A5
Triadic#DEC840, #40DEC8
Split complementary#A5DE40, #40DE79
Tetradic#DE7940, #56DE40, #40A5DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAEEFC
Lighter +30%#EEC2F5
Lighter +20%#E197ED
Lighter +10%#D56BE6
Darker −10%#B123C8
Darker −20%#8B1B9D
Darker −30%#641471
Darker −40%#3E0C46
More saturated +25%#DC24FA
Less saturated −25%#B45CC2

Channel breakdown

R200
G64
B222
Red200 (78.4%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue291.65°
Saturation (HSL)70.54%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G 40 · B DE

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