Recognised as Colour
#C251A4
- #C251A4
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#C251A4 is a magenta with RGB values 194, 81, 164 and HSL 316°, 48%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#C251A4#C251A4
HEX#C251A4
RGBrgb(194, 81, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.3176, 0.6431
RGB percentages76.1%, 31.8%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(315.9, 48.1%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.9, 58.2%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 58.2%, 15.5%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,734,884
CSS custom property--colour: #C251A4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#3DAE5B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#51C26F
Analogous#A751C2, #C2516C
Triadic#A4C251, #51A4C2
Split complementary#6CC251, #51C2A7
Tetradic#C2A751, #51C26F, #516CC2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G81
B164
Red194 (76.1%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue315.93°
Saturation (HSL)48.09%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 51 · B A4
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