Colour
#C27CB2
- #C27CB2
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C27CB2 is a magenta with RGB values 194, 124, 178 and HSL 314°, 36%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C27CB2#C27CB2
HEX#C27CB2
RGBrgb(194, 124, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.4863, 0.698
RGB percentages76.1%, 48.6%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(313.7, 36.5%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.7, 36.1%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 36.1%, 8.2%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,745,906
CSS custom property--colour: #C27CB2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#3D834D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7CC28C
Analogous#AF7CC2, #C27C8F
Triadic#B2C27C, #7CB2C2
Split complementary#8FC27C, #7CC2AF
Tetradic#C2AF7C, #7CC28C, #7C8FC2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G124
B178
Red194 (76.1%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue313.71°
Saturation (HSL)36.46%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 7C · B B2
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