Recognised as Colour
#C45AAE
- #C45AAE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#C45AAE is a magenta with RGB values 196, 90, 174 and HSL 312°, 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
#C45AAE#C45AAE
HEX#C45AAE
RGBrgb(196, 90, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.3529, 0.6824
RGB percentages76.9%, 35.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(312.5, 47.3%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.5, 54.1%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 54.1%, 11.2%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,868,270
CSS custom property--colour: #C45AAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#3BA551
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5AC470
Analogous#A55AC4, #C45A79
Triadic#AEC45A, #5AAEC4
Split complementary#79C45A, #5AC4A5
Tetradic#C4A55A, #5AC470, #5A79C4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G90
B174
Red196 (76.9%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue312.45°
Saturation (HSL)47.32%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 5A · B AE
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