Colour

#C05BB9

#C05BB9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#C05BB9 is a magenta with RGB values 192, 91, 185 and HSL 304°, 44%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C05BB9

RGBrgb(192, 91, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.3569, 0.7255

RGB percentages75.3%, 35.7%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(304.2, 44.5%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(304.2, 52.6%, 75.3%)

CMYK0%, 52.6%, 3.6%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,606,393

CSS custom property--colour: #C05BB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1

Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#3FA446

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5579BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7487B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C66482no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 9.3 Violet · ΔE 16.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 17 Medium purple · ΔE 24.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.7 Purple · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 9.32, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5BC062

Analogous#955BC0, #C05B86

Triadic#B9C05B, #5BB9C0

Split complementary#87C05B, #5BC095

Tetradic#C0945B, #5BC062, #5B86C0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9EEF8

Lighter +30%#EACAE8

Lighter +20%#DCA5D8

Lighter +10%#CE80C9

Darker −10%#A840A0

Darker −20%#83327D

Darker −30%#5E245A

Darker −40%#391637

More saturated +25%#DC3FD1

Less saturated −25%#A477A1

Channel breakdown

R192

G91

B185

Red192 (75.3%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue304.16°

Saturation (HSL)44.49%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C0 · G 5B · B B9

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Colour values

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