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Recognised as Colour

#C246A5

  • #C246A5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C246A5 is a magenta with RGB values 194, 70, 165 and HSL 314°, 50%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C246A5#C246A5
HEX#C246A5
RGBrgb(194, 70, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.2745, 0.6471
RGB percentages76.1%, 27.5%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(314, 50.4%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314, 63.9%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 63.9%, 14.9%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,732,069
CSS custom property--colour: #C246A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#3DB95A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B6BA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#717EA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CC4B6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 15.7Medium violet red · ΔE 16.6Medium orchid · ΔE 21.6Dark magenta · ΔE 21.8Hot pink · ΔE 22.2Violet · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 15.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#46C263
Analogous#A146C2, #C24667
Triadic#A5C246, #46A5C2
Split complementary#67C246, #46C2A1
Tetradic#C2A146, #46C263, #4667C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5DFF0
Lighter +30%#E8B9DD
Lighter +20%#DB93CA
Lighter +10%#CF6CB8
Darker −10%#A03587
Darker −20%#7A2867
Darker −30%#531C46
Darker −40%#2D0F26
More saturated +25%#E127B5
Less saturated −25%#A36595

Channel breakdown

R194
G70
B165
Red194 (76.1%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue314.03°
Saturation (HSL)50.41%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 46 · B A5

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