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Colour

#C862D6

  • #C862D6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C862D6 is a magenta with RGB values 200, 98, 214 and HSL 293°, 59%, 61%. 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

#C862D6#C862D6
HEX#C862D6
RGBrgb(200, 98, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.3843, 0.8392
RGB percentages78.4%, 38.4%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(292.8, 58.6%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.8, 54.2%, 83.9%)
CMYK6.5%, 54.2%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,132,502
CSS custom property--colour: #C862D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#379D29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F84DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#718FD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CB7293no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7Orchid · ΔE 9.4Violet · ΔE 13Medium purple · ΔE 22Dark orchid · ΔE 24.4Dark magenta · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.99, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#70D662
Analogous#8E62D6, #D662AA
Triadic#D6C862, #62D6C8
Split complementary#AAD662, #62D68E
Tetradic#D68E62, #70D662, #62AAD6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3DBF6
Lighter +20%#E4B3EB
Lighter +10%#D68AE1
Darker −10%#BA3ACB
Darker −20%#982BA7
Darker −30%#73217E
Darker −40%#4E1656
More saturated +25%#DB49EF
Less saturated −25%#B57BBD

Channel breakdown

R200
G98
B214
Red200 (78.4%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue292.76°
Saturation (HSL)58.59%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G 62 · B D6

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