Colour
#C45AAD
- #C45AAD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#C45AAD is a magenta with RGB values 196, 90, 173 and HSL 313°, 47%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#C45AAD#C45AAD
HEX#C45AAD
RGBrgb(196, 90, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.3529, 0.6784
RGB percentages76.9%, 35.3%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(313, 47.3%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313, 54.1%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 54.1%, 11.7%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,868,269
CSS custom property--colour: #C45AAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#3BA552
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5AC471
Analogous#A65AC4, #C45A78
Triadic#ADC45A, #5AADC4
Split complementary#78C45A, #5AC4A6
Tetradic#C4A65A, #5AC471, #5A78C4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G90
B173
Red196 (76.9%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue313.02°
Saturation (HSL)47.32%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 5A · B AD
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