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Recognised as Colour

#C259A0

  • #C259A0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C259A0 is a magenta with RGB values 194, 89, 160 and HSL 319°, 46%, 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

#C259A0#C259A0
HEX#C259A0
RGBrgb(194, 89, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.349, 0.6275
RGB percentages76.1%, 34.9%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(319.4, 46.3%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.4, 54.1%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 54.1%, 17.5%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,736,928
CSS custom property--colour: #C259A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#3DA65F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F74A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D859Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CC5A75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 19.1Hot pink · ΔE 20.1Pale violetred · ΔE 21.1Medium violet red · ΔE 22.4Violet · ΔE 25.3Plum · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 19.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59C27B
Analogous#B059C2, #C2596B
Triadic#A0C259, #59A0C2
Split complementary#6BC259, #59C2B0
Tetradic#C2B059, #59C27B, #596BC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9EEF5
Lighter +30%#EBC9E0
Lighter +20%#DDA4CB
Lighter +10%#D07EB5
Darker −10%#AA3E87
Darker −20%#843169
Darker −30%#5F234C
Darker −40%#3A152E
More saturated +25%#DE3DAA
Less saturated −25%#A67596

Channel breakdown

R194
G89
B160
Red194 (76.1%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue319.43°
Saturation (HSL)46.26%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 59 · B A0

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