Recognised as Colour
#C27DCC
- #C27DCC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C27DCC is a magenta with RGB values 194, 125, 204 and HSL 292°, 44%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C27DCC#C27DCC
HEX#C27DCC
RGBrgb(194, 125, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.4902, 0.8
RGB percentages76.1%, 49%, 80%
HSLhsl(292.4, 43.6%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.4, 38.7%, 80%)
CMYK4.9%, 38.7%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,746,188
CSS custom property--colour: #C27DCC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#3D8233
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#87CC7D
Analogous#9A7DCC, #CC7DAF
Triadic#CCC27D, #7DCCC2
Split complementary#AFCC7D, #7DCC9A
Tetradic#CC9A7D, #87CC7D, #7DAFCC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G125
B204
Red194 (76.1%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue292.41°
Saturation (HSL)43.65%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 7D · B CC
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