Colour

#C91E8E

#C91E8E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#C91E8E is a magenta with RGB values 201, 30, 142 and HSL 321°, 74%, 45%. 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#C91E8E

RGBrgb(201, 30, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.1176, 0.5569

RGB percentages78.8%, 11.8%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(320.7, 74%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(320.7, 85.1%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 85.1%, 29.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,180,558

CSS custom property--colour: #C91E8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.17:1

Contrast with white5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#36E171

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D5B91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#71778Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D81256no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 3.7 Deep pink · ΔE 21.3 Hot pink · ΔE 22 Dark magenta · ΔE 25.5 Purple · ΔE 26.9 Orchid · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 3.72, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1EC959

Analogous#AF1EC9, #C91E39

Triadic#8EC91E, #1E8EC9

Split complementary#38C91E, #1EC9AF

Tetradic#C9AF1E, #1EC959, #1E38C9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5BEE2

Lighter +30%#EF91CE

Lighter +20%#E865BB

Lighter +10%#E139A7

Darker −10%#9D176F

Darker −20%#70114F

Darker −30%#440A30

Darker −40%#170411

More saturated +25%#E60197

Less saturated −25%#AC3B85

Channel breakdown

R201

G30

B142

Red201 (78.8%)

Green30 (11.8%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue320.7°

Saturation (HSL)74.03%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 1E · B 8E

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