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Recognised as Colour

#C851DD

  • #C851DD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C851DD is a magenta with RGB values 200, 81, 221 and HSL 291°, 67%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C851DD#C851DD
HEX#C851DD
RGBrgb(200, 81, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.3176, 0.8667
RGB percentages78.4%, 31.8%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(291, 67.3%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291, 63.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK9.5%, 63.3%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,128,157
CSS custom property--colour: #C851DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#37AE22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D7CE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6089D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Tritanopia#CA6890no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.7Dark orchid · ΔE 15.7Orchid · ΔE 20.4Violet · ΔE 21.7Dark magenta · ΔE 25.8Dark violet · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.7, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#66DD51
Analogous#8251DD, #DD51AC
Triadic#DDC851, #51DDC8
Split complementary#ACDD51, #51DD82
Tetradic#DD8251, #66DD51, #51ACDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFCFE
Lighter +30%#F0D1F6
Lighter +20%#E3A6EE
Lighter +10%#D57CE5
Darker −10%#B929D2
Darker −20%#9321A7
Darker −30%#6E187D
Darker −40%#481052
More saturated +25%#DA37F7
Less saturated −25%#B66BC3

Channel breakdown

R200
G81
B221
Red200 (78.4%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue291°
Saturation (HSL)67.31%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G 51 · B DD

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