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Recognised as Colour

#C943DC

  • #C943DC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C943DC is a magenta with RGB values 201, 67, 220 and HSL 293°, 69%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C943DC#C943DC
HEX#C943DC
RGBrgb(201, 67, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.2627, 0.8627
RGB percentages78.8%, 26.3%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(292.5, 68.6%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.5, 69.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK8.6%, 69.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,190,108
CSS custom property--colour: #C943DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21599WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#36BC23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0576E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5985D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62 from the original
Tritanopia#CC5E8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.5Dark orchid · ΔE 14.3Dark violet · ΔE 23.2Blue violet · ΔE 25.1Orchid · ΔE 26Dark magenta · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56DC43
Analogous#7C43DC, #DC43A3
Triadic#DCC943, #43DCC9
Split complementary#A3DC43, #43DC7C
Tetradic#DC7C43, #56DC43, #43A3DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAEFFC
Lighter +30%#EEC4F4
Lighter +20%#E299EC
Lighter +10%#D56EE4
Darker −10%#B325C7
Darker −20%#8C1D9C
Darker −30%#661571
Darker −40%#3F0D46
More saturated +25%#DE27F8
Less saturated −25%#B45FC0

Channel breakdown

R201
G67
B220
Red201 (78.8%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue292.55°
Saturation (HSL)68.61%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G 43 · B DC

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