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Recognised as Colour

#C1659A

  • #C1659A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#C1659A is a magenta with RGB values 193, 101, 154 and HSL 325°, 43%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#C1659A#C1659A
HEX#C1659A
RGBrgb(193, 101, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.3961, 0.6039
RGB percentages75.7%, 39.6%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(325.4, 42.6%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.4, 47.7%, 75.7%)
CMYK0%, 47.7%, 20.2%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,674,458
CSS custom property--colour: #C1659A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#3E9A65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D7A9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#858A98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CC6479no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14Plum · ΔE 23.4Hot pink · ΔE 23.4Orchid · ΔE 26.4Medium violet red · ΔE 29.7Violet · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#65C18C
Analogous#BA65C1, #C1656C
Triadic#9AC165, #659AC1
Split complementary#6CC165, #65C1BA
Tetradic#C1BA65, #65C18C, #656CC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF6F9
Lighter +30%#EDD2E2
Lighter +20%#DEAECA
Lighter +10%#D089B2
Darker −10%#AD4681
Darker −20%#893766
Darker −30%#65284B
Darker −40%#401A30
More saturated +25%#DC4A9E
Less saturated −25%#A68096

Channel breakdown

R193
G101
B154
Red193 (75.7%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue325.43°
Saturation (HSL)42.59%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C1 · G 65 · B 9A

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