Recognised as Colour

#C91F8D

#C91F8D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#C91F8D is a magenta with RGB values 201, 31, 141 and HSL 321°, 73%, 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#C91F8D

RGBrgb(201, 31, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.1216, 0.5529

RGB percentages78.8%, 12.2%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(321.2, 73.3%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(321.2, 84.6%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 84.6%, 29.9%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,180,813

CSS custom property--colour: #C91F8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15321WCAG 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#4B4B4B

Inverted#36E072

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E5B90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#717789no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D81256no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 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 3.2 Deep pink · ΔE 21.1 Hot pink · ΔE 21.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 26 Purple · ΔE 27.2 Orchid · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 3.16, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1FC95B

Analogous#B01FC9, #C91F38

Triadic#8DC91F, #1F8DC9

Split complementary#38C91F, #1FC9B0

Tetradic#C9B01F, #1FC95B, #1F38C9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5BFE2

Lighter +30%#EE93CE

Lighter +20%#E767BA

Lighter +10%#E13AA6

Darker −10%#9D186E

Darker −20%#71114F

Darker −30%#440B30

Darker −40%#180411

More saturated +25%#E60296

Less saturated −25%#AC3C84

Channel breakdown

R201

G31

B141

Red201 (78.8%)

Green31 (12.2%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue321.18°

Saturation (HSL)73.28%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 1F · B 8D

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