Recognised as Colour

#C155D1

#C155D1
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C155D1 is a magenta with RGB values 193, 85, 209 and HSL 292°, 57%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C155D1

RGBrgb(193, 85, 209)

RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.3333, 0.8196

RGB percentages75.7%, 33.3%, 82%

HSLhsl(292.3, 57.4%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.3, 59.3%, 82%)

CMYK7.7%, 59.3%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,670,417

CSS custom property--colour: #C155D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1

Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#3EAA2E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D7AD5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6487CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C3678Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 3 Orchid · ΔE 14.3 Violet · ΔE 17.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.8 Medium purple · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 3, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#65D155

Analogous#8355D1, #D155A3

Triadic#D1C155, #55D1C1

Split complementary#A3D155, #55D183

Tetradic#D18355, #65D155, #55A3D1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCF6FC

Lighter +30%#EDCDF2

Lighter +20%#DEA5E7

Lighter +10%#D07DDC

Darker −10%#AD34BF

Darker −20%#892997

Darker −30%#651E6F

Darker −40%#401347

More saturated +25%#D53AEC

Less saturated −25%#AD70B6

Channel breakdown

R193

G85

B209

Red193 (75.7%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue209 (82%)

Hue292.26°

Saturation (HSL)57.41%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C1 · G 55 · B D1

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