Colour

#C45F9F

#C45F9F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#C45F9F is a magenta with RGB values 196, 95, 159 and HSL 322°, 46%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#C45F9F

RGBrgb(196, 95, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.3725, 0.6235

RGB percentages76.9%, 37.3%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(322, 46.1%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(322, 51.5%, 76.9%)

CMYK0%, 51.5%, 18.9%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,869,535

CSS custom property--colour: #C45F9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22423WCAG 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 5.48:1

Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#3BA060

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6678A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#82889Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CF5F78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 17.7 Hot pink · ΔE 20.3 Orchid · ΔE 21.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 24.9 Plum · ΔE 25.2 Violet · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 17.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5FC484

Analogous#B65FC4, #C45F6D

Triadic#9FC45F, #5F9FC4

Split complementary#6CC45F, #5FC4B6

Tetradic#C4B75F, #5FC484, #5F6DC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBF4F8

Lighter +30%#EDCFE2

Lighter +20%#DFAACC

Lighter +10%#D284B5

Darker −10%#AF4187

Darker −20%#8A336A

Darker −30%#65254E

Darker −40%#401731

More saturated +25%#DF44A6

Less saturated −25%#A97A98

Channel breakdown

R196

G95

B159

Red196 (76.9%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue321.98°

Saturation (HSL)46.12%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C4 · G 5F · B 9F

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