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Colour

#C515AE

  • #C515AE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#C515AE is a magenta with RGB values 197, 21, 174 and HSL 308°, 81%, 43%. 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 magenta.

Colour values

#C515AE#C515AE
HEX#C515AE
RGBrgb(197, 21, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.0824, 0.6824
RGB percentages77.3%, 8.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(307.8, 80.7%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.8, 89.3%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 89.3%, 11.7%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,916,142
CSS custom property--colour: #C515AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#3AEA51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#125EB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F76AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CF2C67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 18.9Medium orchid · ΔE 20.6Medium violet red · ΔE 22.9Purple · ΔE 23.4Dark orchid · ΔE 25Orchid · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 18.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#15C52C
Analogous#8415C5, #C51556
Triadic#AEC515, #15AEC5
Split complementary#56C515, #15C584
Tetradic#C58415, #15C52C, #1556C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7AFED
Lighter +30%#F281E3
Lighter +20%#ED53D9
Lighter +10%#E825CE
Darker −10%#971085
Darker −20%#690B5D
Darker −30%#3B0634
Darker −40%#0D010B
More saturated +25%#DA00BE
Less saturated −25%#AA309A

Channel breakdown

R197
G21
B174
Red197 (77.3%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue307.84°
Saturation (HSL)80.73%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G 15 · B AE

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