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Recognised as Colour

#C841DC

  • #C841DC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C841DC is a magenta with RGB values 200, 65, 220 and HSL 292°, 69%, 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

#C841DC#C841DC
HEX#C841DC
RGBrgb(200, 65, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.2549, 0.8627
RGB percentages78.4%, 25.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(292.3, 68.9%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.3, 70.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK9.1%, 70.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,124,060
CSS custom property--colour: #C841DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#37BE23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5784D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CA5D8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 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 text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.9Medium orchid · ΔE 14.2Dark violet · ΔE 22.4Blue violet · ΔE 24.4Dark magenta · ΔE 26.9Orchid · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55DC41
Analogous#7B41DC, #DC41A3
Triadic#DCC841, #41DCC8
Split complementary#A3DC41, #41DC7A
Tetradic#DC7A41, #55DC41, #41A3DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAEDFC
Lighter +30%#EDC2F4
Lighter +20%#E197EC
Lighter +10%#D46CE4
Darker −10%#B124C6
Darker −20%#8A1C9B
Darker −30%#64156F
Darker −40%#3D0D44
More saturated +25%#DD25F8
Less saturated −25%#B35DC0

Channel breakdown

R200
G65
B220
Red200 (78.4%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue292.26°
Saturation (HSL)68.89%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G 41 · B DC

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