Colour

#C900CC

#C900CC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#C900CC is a magenta with RGB values 201, 0, 204 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

#C900CC#C900CC

HEX#C900CC

RGBrgb(201, 0, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0, 0.8

RGB percentages78.8%, 0%, 80%

HSLhsl(299.1, 100%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(299.1, 100%, 80%)

CMYK1.5%, 100%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,172,940

CSS custom property--colour: #C900CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#36FF33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E79C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CF3B78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 19.6 Dark violet · ΔE 20.9 Fuchsia · ΔE 21.7 Magenta · ΔE 21.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.7 Blue violet · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 19.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#03CC00

Analogous#6300CC, #CC0069

Triadic#CCC900, #00CCC9

Split complementary#69CC00, #00CC63

Tetradic#CC6300, #03CC00, #0069CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE99FF

Lighter +30%#FD66FF

Lighter +20%#FC33FF

Lighter +10%#FB00FF

Darker −10%#970099

Darker −20%#650066

Darker −30%#320033

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C900CC

Less saturated −25%#B019B3

Channel breakdown

R201

B204

Red201 (78.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue299.12°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G 00 · B CC

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