Recognised as Colour

#C90F8E

#C90F8E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#C90F8E is a magenta with RGB values 201, 15, 142 and HSL 319°, 86%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#C90F8E

RGBrgb(201, 15, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.0588, 0.5569

RGB percentages78.8%, 5.9%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(319, 86.1%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(319, 92.5%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 92.5%, 29.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,176,718

CSS custom property--colour: #C90F8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.33:1

Contrast with white5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#36F071

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#375891no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E768Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D80054no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 5.2 Deep pink · ΔE 21.1 Hot pink · ΔE 24 Dark magenta · ΔE 25.1 Purple · ΔE 26.8 Orchid · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 5.23, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0FC94A

Analogous#A70FC9, #C90F31

Triadic#8EC90F, #0F8EC9

Split complementary#31C90F, #0FC9A7

Tetradic#C9A70F, #0FC94A, #0F31C9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9ABE0

Lighter +30%#F57CCF

Lighter +20%#F24CBD

Lighter +10%#EE1DAC

Darker −10%#9A0B6C

Darker −20%#6A084B

Darker −30%#3B0429

Darker −40%#0B0108

More saturated +25%#D80093

Less saturated −25%#AE2A84

Channel breakdown

R201

G15

B142

Red201 (78.8%)

Green15 (5.9%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue319.03°

Saturation (HSL)86.11%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 0F · B 8E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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