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Recognised as Colour

#C17EA1

  • #C17EA1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#C17EA1 is a magenta with RGB values 193, 126, 161 and HSL 329°, 35%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#C17EA1#C17EA1
HEX#C17EA1
RGBrgb(193, 126, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.4941, 0.6314
RGB percentages75.7%, 49.4%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(328.7, 35.1%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(328.7, 34.7%, 75.7%)
CMYK0%, 34.7%, 16.6%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,680,865
CSS custom property--colour: #C17EA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#3E815E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#838CA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Deuteranopia#94969Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CA7D8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16.7Plum · ΔE 19Rosy brown · ΔE 20.4Light pink · ΔE 24.4Thistle · ΔE 26.4Pink · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EC19E
Analogous#C07EC1, #C17E7F
Triadic#A1C17E, #7EA1C1
Split complementary#80C17E, #7EC1C0
Tetradic#C1C07E, #7EC19E, #7E7FC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3E5EC
Lighter +20%#E2C3D3
Lighter +10%#D2A0BA
Darker −10%#B05C88
Darker −20%#93466E
Darker −30%#703654
Darker −40%#4E253A
More saturated +25%#D966A2
Less saturated −25%#A996A0

Channel breakdown

R193
G126
B161
Red193 (75.7%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue328.66°
Saturation (HSL)35.08%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C1 · G 7E · B A1

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