Colour

#CE3F8E

#CE3F8E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#CE3F8E is a magenta with RGB values 206, 63, 142 and HSL 327°, 59%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#CE3F8E#CE3F8E

HEX#CE3F8E

RGBrgb(206, 63, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.2471, 0.5569

RGB percentages80.8%, 24.7%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(326.9, 59.3%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(326.9, 69.4%, 80.8%)

CMYK0%, 69.4%, 31.1%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,516,686

CSS custom property--colour: #CE3F8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.73:1

Contrast with white4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#31C071

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#556790no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E818Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original

Tritanopia#DD3761no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 10.4 Hot pink · ΔE 15.4 Deep pink · ΔE 23.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.6 Orchid · ΔE 26.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 10.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3FCE7F

Analogous#C73FCE, #CE3F46

Triadic#8ECE3F, #3F8ECE

Split complementary#46CE3F, #3FCEC7

Tetradic#CEC73F, #3FCE7F, #3F46CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F7E2EE

Lighter +30%#EDB9D6

Lighter +20%#E390BE

Lighter +10%#D868A6

Darker −10%#AE2C74

Darker −20%#852259

Darker −30%#5C183E

Darker −40%#340D23

More saturated +25%#EC2191

Less saturated −25%#B05D8B

Channel breakdown

R206

G63

B142

Red206 (80.8%)

Green63 (24.7%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue326.85°

Saturation (HSL)59.34%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CE · G 3F · B 8E

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