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Recognised as Colour

#C27EB2

  • #C27EB2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C27EB2 is a magenta with RGB values 194, 126, 178 and HSL 314°, 36%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C27EB2#C27EB2
HEX#C27EB2
RGBrgb(194, 126, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.4941, 0.698
RGB percentages76.1%, 49.4%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(314.1, 35.8%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.1, 35.1%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 35.1%, 8.2%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,746,418
CSS custom property--colour: #C27EB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#3D814D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F8EB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F98B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C98091no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.3Pale violetred · ΔE 20.4Orchid · ΔE 27.6Rosy brown · ΔE 29Thistle · ΔE 29.1Light pink · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EC28E
Analogous#B07EC2, #C27E90
Triadic#B2C27E, #7EB2C2
Split complementary#90C27E, #7EC2B0
Tetradic#C2B07E, #7EC28E, #7E90C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3E6F0
Lighter +20%#E3C3DB
Lighter +10%#D2A1C7
Darker −10%#B25B9D
Darker −20%#944682
Darker −30%#713663
Darker −40%#4F2545
More saturated +25%#DA66BF
Less saturated −25%#AA96A5

Channel breakdown

R194
G126
B178
Red194 (76.1%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue314.12°
Saturation (HSL)35.79%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 7E · B B2

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