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Recognised as Colour

#C92EE2

  • #C92EE2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C92EE2 is a magenta with RGB values 201, 46, 226 and HSL 292°, 76%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C92EE2#C92EE2
HEX#C92EE2
RGBrgb(201, 46, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.1804, 0.8863
RGB percentages78.8%, 18%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(291.7, 75.6%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.7, 79.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK11.1%, 79.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,184,738
CSS custom property--colour: #C92EE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#36D11D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4881DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CB558Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.3Dark violet · ΔE 16.9Blue violet · ΔE 20.7Fuchsia · ΔE 21Magenta · ΔE 21Medium orchid · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#47E22E
Analogous#6F2EE2, #E22EA1
Triadic#E2C92E, #2EE2C9
Split complementary#A1E22E, #2EE26F
Tetradic#E26F2E, #47E22E, #2EA1E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7E1FB
Lighter +30%#ECB4F5
Lighter +20%#E088EE
Lighter +10%#D55BE8
Darker −10%#AB1BC2
Darker −20%#831595
Darker −30%#5C0F69
Darker −40%#35083C
More saturated +25%#DE11FF
Less saturated −25%#B44CC4

Channel breakdown

R201
G46
B226
Red201 (78.8%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue291.67°
Saturation (HSL)75.63%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G 2E · B E2

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