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Recognised as Colour

#C973D6

  • #C973D6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C973D6 is a magenta with RGB values 201, 115, 214 and HSL 292°, 55%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C973D6#C973D6
HEX#C973D6
RGBrgb(201, 115, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.451, 0.8392
RGB percentages78.8%, 45.1%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(292.1, 54.7%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.1, 46.3%, 83.9%)
CMYK6.1%, 46.3%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,202,390
CSS custom property--colour: #C973D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#368C29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#668DD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E97D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CB7F9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 7Violet · ΔE 11.2Medium orchid · ΔE 16.4Medium purple · ΔE 18.9Plum · ΔE 25.3Slate blue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 7.03, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80D673
Analogous#9873D6, #D673B2
Triadic#D6C973, #73D6C9
Split complementary#B2D673, #73D698
Tetradic#D69873, #80D673, #73B2D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7E9F9
Lighter +20%#E7C2ED
Lighter +10%#D89AE2
Darker −10%#BA4CCA
Darker −20%#9F33B0
Darker −30%#7B2888
Darker −40%#581C61
More saturated +25%#DA5CED
Less saturated −25%#B88ABF

Channel breakdown

R201
G115
B214
Red201 (78.8%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue292.12°
Saturation (HSL)54.7%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G 73 · B D6

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