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Recognised as Colour

#D042C0

  • #D042C0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#D042C0 is a magenta with RGB values 208, 66, 192 and HSL 307°, 60%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#D042C0#D042C0
HEX#D042C0
RGBrgb(208, 66, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.8157, 0.2588, 0.7529
RGB percentages81.6%, 25.9%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(306.8, 60.2%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.8, 68.3%, 81.6%)
CMYK0%, 68.3%, 7.7%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,648,576
CSS custom property--colour: #D042C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#2FBD3F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C72C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F86BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D94F7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.2Orchid · ΔE 17Violet · ΔE 20.8Dark magenta · ΔE 21.5Medium violet red · ΔE 23.6Dark orchid · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42D052
Analogous#9942D0, #D04279
Triadic#C0D042, #42C0D0
Split complementary#79D042, #42D099
Tetradic#D09942, #42D052, #4279D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9E5F6
Lighter +30%#EEBDE9
Lighter +20%#E494DB
Lighter +10%#DA6BCE
Darker −10%#B32CA3
Darker −20%#8A227E
Darker −30%#611859
Darker −40%#380E33
More saturated +25%#EE25D7
Less saturated −25%#B360A9

Channel breakdown

R208
G66
B192
Red208 (81.6%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue306.76°
Saturation (HSL)60.17%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D0 · G 42 · B C0

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