Recognised as Colour

#C92AAA

#C92AAA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#C92AAA is a magenta with RGB values 201, 42, 170 and HSL 312°, 65%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#C92AAA#C92AAA

HEX#C92AAA

RGBrgb(201, 42, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.1647, 0.6667

RGB percentages78.8%, 16.5%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(311.7, 65.4%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(311.7, 79.1%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 79.1%, 15.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,183,658

CSS custom property--colour: #C92AAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.78:1

Contrast with white4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#36D555

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3163ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A7BA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D43569no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 19.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.6 Orchid · ΔE 22 Purple · ΔE 22.8 Violet · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2AC949

Analogous#992AC9, #C92A5A

Triadic#AAC92A, #2AAAC9

Split complementary#5AC92A, #2AC999

Tetradic#C9992A, #2AC949, #2A5AC9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4CBEC

Lighter +30%#EBA1DD

Lighter +20%#E277CD

Lighter +10%#DA4CBE

Darker −10%#9F2186

Darker −20%#751863

Darker −30%#4A103F

Darker −40%#20071B

More saturated +25%#E70CBD

Less saturated −25%#AB4897

Channel breakdown

R201

G42

B170

Red201 (78.8%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue311.7°

Saturation (HSL)65.43%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 2A · B AA

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