Recognised as Colour

#C92BA0

#C92BA0
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#C92BA0 is a magenta with RGB values 201, 43, 160 and HSL 316°, 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

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HEX#C92BA0

RGBrgb(201, 43, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.1686, 0.6275

RGB percentages78.8%, 16.9%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(315.6, 64.8%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(315.6, 78.6%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 78.6%, 20.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,183,904

CSS custom property--colour: #C92BA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.84:1

Contrast with white4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#36D45F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A61A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E7B9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D52F64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.8 Orchid · ΔE 22.4 Purple · ΔE 23.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.1 Hot pink · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2BC954

Analogous#A32BC9, #C92B51

Triadic#A0C92B, #2BA0C9

Split complementary#51C92B, #2BC9A3

Tetradic#C9A32B, #2BC954, #2B51C9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4CCEA

Lighter +30%#EBA2D8

Lighter +20%#E278C7

Lighter +10%#D94EB5

Darker −10%#9F227F

Darker −20%#75195D

Darker −30%#4B103C

Darker −40%#21071A

More saturated +25%#E70CAF

Less saturated −25%#AA4991

Channel breakdown

R201

G43

B160

Red201 (78.8%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue315.57°

Saturation (HSL)64.75%

Lightness47.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 2B · B A0

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