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Recognised as Colour

#C900A2

  • #C900A2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#C900A2 is a magenta with RGB values 201, 0, 162 and HSL 312°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#C900A2#C900A2
HEX#C900A2
RGBrgb(201, 0, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0, 0.6353
RGB percentages78.8%, 0%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(311.6, 100%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.6, 100%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 19.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,172,898
CSS custom property--colour: #C900A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15026WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#36FF5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#215AA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#66769Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D5155Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.2Dark magenta · ΔE 20.8Purple · ΔE 24.5Medium orchid · ΔE 25.3Orchid · ΔE 27.7Deep pink · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00C927
Analogous#8C00C9, #C9003D
Triadic#A2C900, #00A2C9
Split complementary#3DC900, #00C98C
Tetradic#C98C00, #00C927, #003DC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF96EB
Lighter +30%#FF63E1
Lighter +20%#FF30D7
Lighter +10%#FC00CB
Darker −10%#960079
Darker −20%#630050
Darker −30%#300027
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C900A2
Less saturated −25%#B01993

Channel breakdown

R201
G0
B162
Red201 (78.8%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue311.64°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 00 · B A2

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