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Recognised as Colour

#C90D86

  • #C90D86
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#C90D86 is a magenta with RGB values 201, 13, 134 and HSL 321°, 88%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#C90D86#C90D86
HEX#C90D86
RGBrgb(201, 13, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.051, 0.5255
RGB percentages78.8%, 5.1%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(321.4, 87.9%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.4, 93.5%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 93.5%, 33.3%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,176,198
CSS custom property--colour: #C90D86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#36F279

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B5689no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#717582no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D9004Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 1.6Deep pink · ΔE 19.1Hot pink · ΔE 22.8Dark magenta · ΔE 28Purple · ΔE 29.1Orchid · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 1.62, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0DC950
Analogous#AE0DC9, #C90D28
Triadic#86C90D, #0D86C9
Split complementary#28C90D, #0DC9AE
Tetradic#C9AE0D, #0DC950, #0D28C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9A9DD
Lighter +30%#F679CA
Lighter +20%#F349B6
Lighter +10%#F019A3
Darker −10%#990A66
Darker −20%#690746
Darker −30%#390426
Darker −40%#090106
More saturated +25%#D6008A
Less saturated −25%#AE287E

Channel breakdown

R201
G13
B134
Red201 (78.8%)
Green13 (5.1%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue321.38°
Saturation (HSL)87.85%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 0D · B 86

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