Colour

#C263D5

#C263D5
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C263D5 is a magenta with RGB values 194, 99, 213 and HSL 290°, 58%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C263D5

RGBrgb(194, 99, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.3882, 0.8353

RGB percentages76.1%, 38.8%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(290, 57.6%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290, 53.5%, 83.5%)

CMYK8.9%, 53.5%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,739,541

CSS custom property--colour: #C263D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1

Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#3D9C2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E83D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D8DD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C37393no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.3 Orchid · ΔE 10 Violet · ΔE 13.9 Medium purple · ΔE 19.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.26, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#76D563

Analogous#8963D5, #D563AF

Triadic#D5C263, #63D5C2

Split complementary#AFD563, #63D589

Tetradic#D58963, #76D563, #63AFD5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1DCF5

Lighter +20%#E1B3EB

Lighter +10%#D28BE0

Darker −10%#B23BCA

Darker −20%#912DA5

Darker −30%#6E227D

Darker −40%#4B1755

More saturated +25%#D24AEE

Less saturated −25%#B27CBC

Channel breakdown

R194

G99

B213

Red194 (76.1%)

Green99 (38.8%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue290°

Saturation (HSL)57.58%

Lightness61.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C2 · G 63 · B D5

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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