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Recognised as Colour

#C970DA

  • #C970DA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C970DA is a magenta with RGB values 201, 112, 218 and HSL 290°, 59%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C970DA#C970DA
HEX#C970DA
RGBrgb(201, 112, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.4392, 0.8549
RGB percentages78.8%, 43.9%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(290.4, 58.9%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.4, 48.6%, 85.5%)
CMYK7.8%, 48.6%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,201,626
CSS custom property--colour: #C970DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#368F25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#608CDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A96D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CB7E9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 7.1Violet · ΔE 10.7Medium orchid · ΔE 13Medium purple · ΔE 18.6Slate blue · ΔE 28.1Plum · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 7.08, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81DA70
Analogous#9470DA, #DA70B6
Triadic#DAC970, #70DAC9
Split complementary#B6DA70, #70DA94
Tetradic#DA9470, #81DA70, #70B6DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7EAF9
Lighter +20%#E8C1EF
Lighter +10%#D899E4
Darker −10%#BA47D0
Darker −20%#A02FB5
Darker −30%#7C248D
Darker −40%#581A64
More saturated +25%#D859F1
Less saturated −25%#BA86C3

Channel breakdown

R201
G112
B218
Red201 (78.8%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue290.38°
Saturation (HSL)58.89%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G 70 · B DA

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