Recognised as Colour

#C844DC

#C844DC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C844DC is a magenta with RGB values 200, 68, 220 and HSL 292°, 68%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C844DC

RGBrgb(200, 68, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.2667, 0.8627

RGB percentages78.4%, 26.7%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(292.1, 68.5%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.1, 69.1%, 86.3%)

CMYK9.1%, 69.1%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,124,828

CSS custom property--colour: #C844DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1

Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#37BB23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0776E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5985D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.5 from the original

Tritanopia#CA5F8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13 Dark orchid · ΔE 14 Dark violet · ΔE 23.3 Blue violet · ΔE 25 Orchid · ΔE 25.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#58DC44

Analogous#7C44DC, #DC44A4

Triadic#DCC844, #44DCC8

Split complementary#A4DC44, #44DC7C

Tetradic#DC7C44, #58DC44, #44A4DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBF0FC

Lighter +30%#EEC5F4

Lighter +20%#E19AEC

Lighter +10%#D56FE4

Darker −10%#B225C8

Darker −20%#8C1D9D

Darker −30%#661572

Darker −40%#3F0D47

More saturated +25%#DC28F8

Less saturated −25%#B460C0

Channel breakdown

R200

G68

B220

Red200 (78.4%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue292.11°

Saturation (HSL)68.47%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C8 · G 44 · B DC

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Colour values

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