Colour

#C477A1

#C477A1
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#C477A1 is a magenta with RGB values 196, 119, 161 and HSL 327°, 39%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#C477A1

RGBrgb(196, 119, 161)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.4667, 0.6314

RGB percentages76.9%, 46.7%, 63.1%

HSLhsl(327.3, 39.5%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(327.3, 39.3%, 76.9%)

CMYK0%, 39.3%, 17.9%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,875,681

CSS custom property--colour: #C477A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1

Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#3B885E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D87A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Deuteranopia#90949Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CE7686no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14 Plum · ΔE 18.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.3 Light pink · ΔE 27.3 Hot pink · ΔE 29 Pink · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#77C49A

Analogous#C177C4, #C4777B

Triadic#A1C477, #77A1C4

Split complementary#7BC477, #77C4C1

Tetradic#C4C177, #77C49A, #777BC4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2E2EB

Lighter +20%#E3BED2

Lighter +10%#D39BBA

Darker −10%#B55388

Darker −20%#95406E

Darker −30%#713154

Darker −40%#4D2239

More saturated +25%#DC5FA3

Less saturated −25%#AC8F9F

Channel breakdown

R196

G119

B161

Red196 (76.9%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue161 (63.1%)

Hue327.27°

Saturation (HSL)39.49%

Lightness61.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C4 · G 77 · B A1

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