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Recognised as Colour

#C137AB

  • #C137AB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#C137AB is a magenta with RGB values 193, 55, 171 and HSL 310°, 56%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#C137AB#C137AB
HEX#C137AB
RGBrgb(193, 55, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.2157, 0.6706
RGB percentages75.7%, 21.6%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(309.6, 55.6%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.6, 71.5%, 75.7%)
CMYK0%, 71.5%, 11.4%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,662,699
CSS custom property--colour: #C137AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.77:1
Contrast with white4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#3EC854

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3766AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59 from the original
Deuteranopia#677AA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CA426Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 17.2Medium orchid · ΔE 17.2Orchid · ΔE 18.2Medium violet red · ΔE 18.5Purple · ΔE 20.2Violet · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 17.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#37C14D
Analogous#9237C1, #C13766
Triadic#ABC137, #37ABC1
Split complementary#66C137, #37C192
Tetradic#C19237, #37C14D, #3766C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2D2ED
Lighter +30%#E7AADD
Lighter +20%#DC82CD
Lighter +10%#D05BBD
Darker −10%#992C88
Darker −20%#722065
Darker −30%#4A1542
Darker −40%#220A1E
More saturated +25%#E018C0
Less saturated −25%#A25696

Channel breakdown

R193
G55
B171
Red193 (75.7%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue309.57°
Saturation (HSL)55.65%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C1 · G 37 · B AB

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