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Recognised as Colour

#C9208A

  • #C9208A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#C9208A is a magenta with RGB values 201, 32, 138 and HSL 322°, 73%, 46%. 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

#C9208A#C9208A
HEX#C9208A
RGBrgb(201, 32, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.1255, 0.5412
RGB percentages78.8%, 12.5%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(322.4, 72.5%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.4, 84.1%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 84.1%, 31.3%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,181,066
CSS custom property--colour: #C9208A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#36DF75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#415B8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#727786no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D81055no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 1.9Deep pink · ΔE 20.5Hot pink · ΔE 21.1Dark magenta · ΔE 27.2Purple · ΔE 28.2Orchid · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 1.94, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#20C95F
Analogous#B320C9, #C92036
Triadic#8AC920, #208AC9
Split complementary#36C920, #20C9B3
Tetradic#C9B320, #20C95F, #2036C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5C0E1
Lighter +30%#EE94CC
Lighter +20%#E768B8
Lighter +10%#E03CA3
Darker −10%#9D196C
Darker −20%#71124E
Darker −30%#450B2F
Darker −40%#190411
More saturated +25%#E60391
Less saturated −25%#AC3D83

Channel breakdown

R201
G32
B138
Red201 (78.8%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue322.37°
Saturation (HSL)72.53%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 20 · B 8A

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