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Recognised as Colour

#C049B5

  • #C049B5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C049B5 is a magenta with RGB values 192, 73, 181 and HSL 306°, 49%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C049B5#C049B5
HEX#C049B5
RGBrgb(192, 73, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.2863, 0.7098
RGB percentages75.3%, 28.6%, 71%
HSLhsl(305.5, 48.6%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.5, 62%, 75.3%)
CMYK0%, 62%, 5.7%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,601,781
CSS custom property--colour: #C049B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#3FB64A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#436FB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B80B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C75478no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.9Medium orchid · ΔE 13.6Dark magenta · ΔE 19.1Violet · ΔE 19.3Purple · ΔE 21.4Medium violet red · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#49C054
Analogous#9049C0, #C04979
Triadic#B5C049, #49B5C0
Split complementary#79C049, #49C090
Tetradic#C09049, #49C054, #4979C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4E1F3
Lighter +30%#E7BBE3
Lighter +20%#DA95D4
Lighter +10%#CD6FC4
Darker −10%#9F3795
Darker −20%#792A72
Darker −30%#531D4E
Darker −40%#2D102B
More saturated +25%#DF2ACE
Less saturated −25%#A1689C

Channel breakdown

R192
G73
B181
Red192 (75.3%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue305.55°
Saturation (HSL)48.57%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C0 · G 49 · B B5

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