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Colour

#C96CDB

  • #C96CDB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C96CDB is a magenta with RGB values 201, 108, 219 and HSL 290°, 61%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C96CDB#C96CDB
HEX#C96CDB
RGBrgb(201, 108, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.4235, 0.8588
RGB percentages78.8%, 42.4%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(290.3, 60.7%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.3, 50.7%, 85.9%)
CMYK8.2%, 50.7%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,200,603
CSS custom property--colour: #C96CDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#369324

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A8ADFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7694D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Tritanopia#CB7B9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 7.9Medium orchid · ΔE 10.4Violet · ΔE 11.1Medium purple · ΔE 19.4Dark orchid · ΔE 27.6Slate blue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 7.86, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EDB6C
Analogous#916CDB, #DB6CB6
Triadic#DBC96C, #6CDBC9
Split complementary#B5DB6C, #6CDB92
Tetradic#DB926C, #7EDB6C, #6CB6DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6E7F9
Lighter +20%#E7BEEF
Lighter +10%#D895E5
Darker −10%#BA43D1
Darker −20%#9F2CB5
Darker −30%#7B228C
Darker −40%#571863
More saturated +25%#D855F2
Less saturated −25%#BA83C4

Channel breakdown

R201
G108
B219
Red201 (78.8%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue290.27°
Saturation (HSL)60.66%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G 6C · B DB

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