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Recognised as Colour

#C900BD

  • #C900BD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C900BD is a magenta with RGB values 201, 0, 189 and HSL 304°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C900BD#C900BD
HEX#C900BD
RGBrgb(201, 0, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0, 0.7412
RGB percentages78.8%, 0%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(303.6, 100%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.6, 100%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 6%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,172,925
CSS custom property--colour: #C900BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#36FF42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67 from the original
Deuteranopia#5878B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D2306Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 21.8Medium orchid · ΔE 22.5Dark magenta · ΔE 23.8Dark violet · ΔE 26.8Fuchsia · ΔE 27.3Magenta · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 21.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00C90C
Analogous#7100C9, #C90058
Triadic#BDC900, #00BDC9
Split complementary#58C900, #00C971
Tetradic#C97100, #00C90C, #0058C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF96F9
Lighter +30%#FF63F6
Lighter +20%#FF30F3
Lighter +10%#FC00ED
Darker −10%#96008D
Darker −20%#63005D
Darker −30%#30002D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C900BD
Less saturated −25%#B019A7

Channel breakdown

R201
G0
B189
Red201 (78.8%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue303.58°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 00 · B BD

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