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Recognised as Colour

#C849D2

  • #C849D2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C849D2 is a magenta with RGB values 200, 73, 210 and HSL 296°, 60%, 55%. 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

#C849D2#C849D2
HEX#C849D2
RGBrgb(200, 73, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.2863, 0.8235
RGB percentages78.4%, 28.6%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(295.6, 60.4%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.6, 65.2%, 82.4%)
CMYK4.8%, 65.2%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,126,098
CSS custom property--colour: #C849D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#37B62D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D76D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6286CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CC5E88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.3Dark orchid · ΔE 17.1Orchid · ΔE 19.4Violet · ΔE 21.7Dark magenta · ΔE 23Purple · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.32, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53D249
Analogous#8349D2, #D24998
Triadic#D2C849, #49D2C8
Split complementary#97D249, #49D284
Tetradic#D28449, #53D249, #4998D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9EDFA
Lighter +30%#EDC4F0
Lighter +20%#E19BE6
Lighter +10%#D472DC
Darker −10%#B02EBA
Darker −20%#892491
Darker −30%#631A68
Darker −40%#3C103F
More saturated +25%#E02DEE
Less saturated −25%#B065B6

Channel breakdown

R200
G73
B210
Red200 (78.4%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue295.62°
Saturation (HSL)60.35%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G 49 · B D2

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