Recognised as Colour

#C479D3

#C479D3
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#C479D3 is a magenta with RGB values 196, 121, 211 and HSL 290°, 51%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C479D3

RGBrgb(196, 121, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.4745, 0.8275

RGB percentages76.9%, 47.5%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(290, 50.6%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290, 42.7%, 82.7%)

CMYK7.1%, 42.7%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,876,243

CSS custom property--colour: #C479D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.02:1

Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#3B862C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D90D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8198D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C6849Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.6 Violet · ΔE 15.1 Medium purple · ΔE 18.3 Plum · ΔE 20.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.6 Slate blue · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#88D379

Analogous#9779D3, #D379B5

Triadic#D3C479, #79D3C4

Split complementary#B5D379, #79D397

Tetradic#D39779, #88D379, #79B5D3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7ECF9

Lighter +20%#E6C6EC

Lighter +10%#D59FE0

Darker −10%#B353C6

Darker −20%#9A39AD

Darker −30%#782C87

Darker −40%#562060

More saturated +25%#D363E9

Less saturated −25%#B58FBD

Channel breakdown

R196

G121

B211

Red196 (76.9%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue290°

Saturation (HSL)50.56%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C4 · G 79 · B D3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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