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Recognised as Colour

#C505BD

  • #C505BD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C505BD is a magenta with RGB values 197, 5, 189 and HSL 303°, 95%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C505BD#C505BD
HEX#C505BD
RGBrgb(197, 5, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.0196, 0.7412
RGB percentages77.3%, 2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(302.5, 95%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.5, 97.5%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 97.5%, 4.1%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,912,061
CSS custom property--colour: #C505BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#3AFA42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5576B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.8 from the original
Tritanopia#CD336Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 20.3Medium orchid · ΔE 21.5Dark magenta · ΔE 23Dark violet · ΔE 25.6Fuchsia · ΔE 27.7Magenta · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 20.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#05C50D
Analogous#6D05C5, #C5055D
Triadic#BDC505, #05BDC5
Split complementary#5DC505, #05C56D
Tetradic#C56D05, #05C50D, #055DC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FC9AF8
Lighter +30%#FB68F5
Lighter +20%#FA36F2
Lighter +10%#F706ED
Darker −10%#93048D
Darker −20%#62025E
Darker −30%#30012E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#CA00C2
Less saturated −25%#AC1EA6

Channel breakdown

R197
G5
B189
Red197 (77.3%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue302.5°
Saturation (HSL)95.05%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G 05 · B BD

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