Recognised as Colour
#C94EA9
- #C94EA9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#C94EA9 is a magenta with RGB values 201, 78, 169 and HSL 316°, 53%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#C94EA9#C94EA9
HEX#C94EA9
RGBrgb(201, 78, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.3059, 0.6627
RGB percentages78.8%, 30.6%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(315.6, 53.2%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.6, 61.2%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 61.2%, 15.9%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,192,873
CSS custom property--colour: #C94EA9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#36B156
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4EC96E
Analogous#AC4EC9, #C94E6B
Triadic#A9C94E, #4EA9C9
Split complementary#6BC94E, #4EC9AC
Tetradic#C9AC4E, #4EC96E, #4E6CC9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G78
B169
Red201 (78.8%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue315.61°
Saturation (HSL)53.25%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 4E · B A9
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