Colour
#C277BF
- #C277BF
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C277BF is a magenta with RGB values 194, 119, 191 and HSL 302°, 38%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C277BF#C277BF
HEX#C277BF
RGBrgb(194, 119, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.4667, 0.749
RGB percentages76.1%, 46.7%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(302.4, 38.1%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.4, 38.7%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 38.7%, 1.5%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,744,639
CSS custom property--colour: #C277BF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#3D8840
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#77C27A
Analogous#A077C2, #C2779A
Triadic#BFC277, #77BFC2
Split complementary#9AC277, #77C2A0
Tetradic#C2A077, #77C27A, #779AC2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G119
B191
Red194 (76.1%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue302.4°
Saturation (HSL)38.07%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 77 · B BF
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