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Recognised as Colour

#CE38C0

  • #CE38C0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CE38C0 is a magenta with RGB values 206, 56, 192 and HSL 306°, 60%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CE38C0#CE38C0
HEX#CE38C0
RGBrgb(206, 56, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.2196, 0.7529
RGB percentages80.8%, 22%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(305.6, 60.5%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.6, 72.8%, 80.8%)
CMYK0%, 72.8%, 6.8%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,514,944
CSS custom property--colour: #CE38C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#31C73F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E6DC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6982BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D74979no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.1Orchid · ΔE 20.7Dark magenta · ΔE 21.1Dark orchid · ΔE 23.1Violet · ΔE 24Medium violet red · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38CE46
Analogous#9138CE, #CE3875
Triadic#C0CE38, #38C0CE
Split complementary#75CE38, #38CE91
Tetradic#CE9138, #38CE46, #3875CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6DCF4
Lighter +30%#ECB3E7
Lighter +20%#E28ADA
Lighter +10%#D861CD
Darker −10%#A92A9D
Darker −20%#802077
Darker −30%#571651
Darker −40%#2F0B2B
More saturated +25%#ED19D9
Less saturated −25%#AF57A7

Channel breakdown

R206
G56
B192
Red206 (80.8%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue305.6°
Saturation (HSL)60.48%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CE · G 38 · B C0

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