Recognised as Colour
#C05AB2
- #C05AB2
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#C05AB2 is a magenta with RGB values 192, 90, 178 and HSL 308°, 45%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#C05AB2#C05AB2
HEX#C05AB2
RGBrgb(192, 90, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.3529, 0.698
RGB percentages75.3%, 35.3%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(308.2, 44.7%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.2, 53.1%, 75.3%)
CMYK0%, 53.1%, 7.3%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,606,130
CSS custom property--colour: #C05AB2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#3FA54D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5AC068
Analogous#9B5AC0, #C05A7F
Triadic#B2C05A, #5AB2C0
Split complementary#7FC05A, #5AC09B
Tetradic#C09B5A, #5AC068, #5A7FC0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R192
G90
B178
Red192 (75.3%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue308.24°
Saturation (HSL)44.74%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C0 · G 5A · B B2
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