Recognised as Colour

#C860DC

#C860DC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C860DC is a magenta with RGB values 200, 96, 220 and HSL 290°, 64%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C860DC#C860DC

HEX#C860DC

RGBrgb(200, 96, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.3765, 0.8627

RGB percentages78.4%, 37.6%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(290.3, 63.9%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.3, 56.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK9.1%, 56.4%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,131,996

CSS custom property--colour: #C860DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.16:1

Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#379F23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4884E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C8FD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CA7295no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 4.5 Orchid · ΔE 12.9 Violet · ΔE 15.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.3 Medium purple · ΔE 23 Dark magenta · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 4.55, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#74DC60

Analogous#8A60DC, #DC60B2

Triadic#DCC860, #60DCC8

Split complementary#B2DC60, #60DC8A

Tetradic#DC8A60, #74DC60, #60B2DC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3DDF8

Lighter +20%#E5B4EE

Lighter +10%#D68AE5

Darker −10%#BA36D3

Darker −20%#9927AF

Darker −30%#751D86

Darker −40%#50145C

More saturated +25%#D848F4

Less saturated −25%#B878C4

Channel breakdown

R200

G96

B220

Red200 (78.4%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue290.32°

Saturation (HSL)63.92%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C8 · G 60 · B DC

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