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Colour

#C901C8

  • #C901C8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C901C8 is a magenta with RGB values 201, 1, 200 and HSL 300°, 99%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C901C8#C901C8
HEX#C901C8
RGBrgb(201, 1, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.0039, 0.7843
RGB percentages78.8%, 0.4%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(300.3, 99%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300.3, 99.5%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 99.5%, 0.5%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,173,192
CSS custom property--colour: #C901C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#36FE37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5179C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D03875no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 19.9Dark violet · ΔE 22.4Fuchsia · ΔE 23.1Magenta · ΔE 23.1Medium orchid · ΔE 23.8Dark magenta · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 19.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#01C902
Analogous#6601C9, #C90164
Triadic#C8C901, #01C8C9
Split complementary#64C901, #01C966
Tetradic#C96601, #01C902, #0164C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FE98FE
Lighter +30%#FE65FD
Lighter +20%#FE32FD
Lighter +10%#FC01FA
Darker −10%#960196
Darker −20%#640063
Darker −30%#310031
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#CA00C9
Less saturated −25%#B01AAF

Channel breakdown

R201
G1
B200
Red201 (78.8%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue300.3°
Saturation (HSL)99.01%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 01 · B C8

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