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Recognised as Colour

#C15AA1

  • #C15AA1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C15AA1 is a magenta with RGB values 193, 90, 161 and HSL 319°, 45%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C15AA1#C15AA1
HEX#C15AA1
RGBrgb(193, 90, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.3529, 0.6314
RGB percentages75.7%, 35.3%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(318.6, 45.4%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.6, 53.4%, 75.7%)
CMYK0%, 53.4%, 16.6%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,671,649
CSS custom property--colour: #C15AA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#3EA55E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6075A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C859Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CB5C76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 18.8Hot pink · ΔE 20.7Pale violetred · ΔE 21.3Medium violet red · ΔE 23.1Violet · ΔE 25Plum · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 18.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5AC17A
Analogous#AE5AC1, #C15A6D
Triadic#A1C15A, #5AA1C1
Split complementary#6EC15A, #5AC1AE
Tetradic#C1AE5A, #5AC17A, #5A6DC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9EEF5
Lighter +30%#EBC9E0
Lighter +20%#DDA4CB
Lighter +10%#CF7FB6
Darker −10%#A93F88
Darker −20%#84316A
Darker −30%#5E244C
Darker −40%#39162E
More saturated +25%#DD3EAC
Less saturated −25%#A57696

Channel breakdown

R193
G90
B161
Red193 (75.7%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue318.64°
Saturation (HSL)45.37%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C1 · G 5A · B A1

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