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Recognised as Colour

#C92AAC

  • #C92AAC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#C92AAC is a magenta with RGB values 201, 42, 172 and HSL 311°, 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

#C92AAC#C92AAC
HEX#C92AAC
RGBrgb(201, 42, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.1647, 0.6745
RGB percentages78.8%, 16.5%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(310.9, 65.4%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.9, 79.1%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 79.1%, 14.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,183,660
CSS custom property--colour: #C92AAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.76:1
Contrast with white4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#36D553

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F63AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#697BA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D4366Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 18.3Dark magenta · ΔE 19.1Medium orchid · ΔE 20Orchid · ΔE 22Purple · ΔE 22.9Violet · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 18.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2AC947
Analogous#962AC9, #C92A5D
Triadic#ACC92A, #2AACC9
Split complementary#5DC92A, #2AC996
Tetradic#C9962A, #2AC947, #2A5DC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4CBED
Lighter +30%#EBA1DE
Lighter +20%#E277CF
Lighter +10%#DA4CC0
Darker −10%#9F2188
Darker −20%#751864
Darker −30%#4A1040
Darker −40%#20071C
More saturated +25%#E70CBF
Less saturated −25%#AB4899

Channel breakdown

R201
G42
B172
Red201 (78.8%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue310.94°
Saturation (HSL)65.43%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 2A · B AC

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