Colour

#C900CB

#C900CB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#C900CB is a magenta with RGB values 201, 0, 203 and HSL 299°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C900CB#C900CB

HEX#C900CB

RGBrgb(201, 0, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0, 0.7961

RGB percentages78.8%, 0%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(299.4, 100%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(299.4, 100%, 79.6%)

CMYK1%, 100%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,172,939

CSS custom property--colour: #C900CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.83:1

Contrast with white4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#36FF34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F79C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CF3A77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 19.7 Dark violet · ΔE 21.2 Fuchsia · ΔE 22 Magenta · ΔE 22 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.4 Blue violet · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 19.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#02CB00

Analogous#6300CB, #CB0068

Triadic#CBC900, #00CBC9

Split complementary#68CB00, #00CB63

Tetradic#CB6300, #02CB00, #0068CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE98FF

Lighter +30%#FD65FF

Lighter +20%#FD32FF

Lighter +10%#FB00FE

Darker −10%#970098

Darker −20%#640065

Darker −30%#320032

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C900CB

Less saturated −25%#B019B2

Channel breakdown

R201

B203

Red201 (78.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue299.41°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G 00 · B CB

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#C900CB

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else