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Recognised as Colour

#C96DDA

  • #C96DDA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C96DDA is a magenta with RGB values 201, 109, 218 and HSL 291°, 60%, 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

#C96DDA#C96DDA
HEX#C96DDA
RGBrgb(201, 109, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.4275, 0.8549
RGB percentages78.8%, 42.7%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(290.6, 59.6%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.6, 50%, 85.5%)
CMYK7.8%, 50%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,200,858
CSS custom property--colour: #C96DDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#369225

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C8BDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7895D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Tritanopia#CB7C9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 7.3Violet · ΔE 10.9Medium orchid · ΔE 11.3Medium purple · ΔE 19.2Slate blue · ΔE 28.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 7.31, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EDA6D
Analogous#926DDA, #DA6DB5
Triadic#DAC96D, #6DDAC9
Split complementary#B4DA6D, #6DDA93
Tetradic#DA936D, #7EDA6D, #6DB4DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6E7F9
Lighter +20%#E7BEEF
Lighter +10%#D896E4
Darker −10%#BA44D0
Darker −20%#9F2DB4
Darker −30%#7B238B
Darker −40%#571962
More saturated +25%#D956F1
Less saturated −25%#B984C3

Channel breakdown

R201
G109
B218
Red201 (78.8%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue290.64°
Saturation (HSL)59.56%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G 6D · B DA

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