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Recognised as Colour

#C842A8

  • #C842A8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#C842A8 is a magenta with RGB values 200, 66, 168 and HSL 314°, 55%, 52%. 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 violet red.

Colour values

#C842A8#C842A8
HEX#C842A8
RGBrgb(200, 66, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.2588, 0.6588
RGB percentages78.4%, 25.9%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(314.3, 54.9%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.3, 67%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 67%, 16%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,124,264
CSS custom property--colour: #C842A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#37BD57

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#486BABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7280A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D3476Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 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 text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 15.3Orchid · ΔE 16.3Medium orchid · ΔE 21Dark magenta · ΔE 21.6Hot pink · ΔE 22.1Violet · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 15.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42C862
Analogous#A542C8, #C84265
Triadic#A8C842, #42A8C8
Split complementary#65C842, #42C8A5
Tetradic#C8A542, #42C862, #4265C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6E0F1
Lighter +30%#EAB9DF
Lighter +20%#DF91CC
Lighter +10%#D36ABA
Darker −10%#A7308A
Darker −20%#7F256A
Darker −30%#581949
Darker −40%#300E28
More saturated +25%#E724B8
Less saturated −25%#AA6198

Channel breakdown

R200
G66
B168
Red200 (78.4%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue314.33°
Saturation (HSL)54.92%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G 42 · B A8

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