Colour
#C270AD
- #C270AD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C270AD is a magenta with RGB values 194, 112, 173 and HSL 315°, 40%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C270AD#C270AD
HEX#C270AD
RGBrgb(194, 112, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.4392, 0.6784
RGB percentages76.1%, 43.9%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(315.4, 40.2%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.4, 42.3%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 42.3%, 10.8%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,742,829
CSS custom property--colour: #C270AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#3D8F52
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#70C285
Analogous#AE70C2, #C27084
Triadic#ADC270, #70ADC2
Split complementary#84C270, #70C2AE
Tetradic#C2AE70, #70C285, #7084C2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G112
B173
Red194 (76.1%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue315.37°
Saturation (HSL)40.2%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 70 · B AD
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