Colour

#C92DE5

#C92DE5
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#C92DE5 is a magenta with RGB values 201, 45, 229 and HSL 291°, 78%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

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HEX#C92DE5

RGBrgb(201, 45, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.1765, 0.898

RGB percentages78.8%, 17.6%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(290.9, 78%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.9, 80.3%, 89.8%)

CMYK12.2%, 80.3%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,184,485

CSS custom property--colour: #C92DE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.99:1

Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#36D21A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0071EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4481E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.5 from the original

Tritanopia#CA578Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 16.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 17 Blue violet · ΔE 19.9 Fuchsia · ΔE 20.2 Magenta · ΔE 20.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 16.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49E52D

Analogous#6D2DE5, #E52DA5

Triadic#E5C92D, #2DE5C9

Split complementary#A5E52D, #2DE56D

Tetradic#E56D2D, #49E52D, #2DA5E5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8E3FB

Lighter +30%#ECB5F6

Lighter +20%#E088F0

Lighter +10%#D55AEB

Darker −10%#AC19C6

Darker −20%#851399

Darker −30%#5D0D6C

Darker −40%#36083E

More saturated +25%#DB13FF

Less saturated −25%#B44AC8

Channel breakdown

R201

G45

B229

Red201 (78.8%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue290.87°

Saturation (HSL)77.97%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G 2D · B E5

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