Recognised as Colour

#C904A0

#C904A0
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#C904A0 is a magenta with RGB values 201, 4, 160 and HSL 312°, 96%, 40%. 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

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HEX#C904A0

RGBrgb(201, 4, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.0157, 0.6275

RGB percentages78.8%, 1.6%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(312.5, 96.1%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(312.5, 98%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 98%, 20.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,173,920

CSS custom property--colour: #C904A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.5 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#393939

Inverted#36FB5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#255AA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#67769Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D6145Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 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 15.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.9 Purple · ΔE 24.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.7 Orchid · ΔE 27.4 Deep pink · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 15.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#04C92D

Analogous#8F04C9, #C9043E

Triadic#A0C904, #04A0C9

Split complementary#3DC904, #04C990

Tetradic#C99004, #04C92D, #043DC9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FD9CE9

Lighter +30%#FC6ADE

Lighter +20%#FB38D2

Lighter +10%#FA06C7

Darker −10%#970378

Darker −20%#650250

Darker −30%#330129

Darker −40%#010001

More saturated +25%#CD00A2

Less saturated −25%#AF1E91

Channel breakdown

R201

B160

Red201 (78.8%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue312.49°

Saturation (HSL)96.1%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 04 · B A0

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