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Recognised as Colour

#C518AF

  • #C518AF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#C518AF is a magenta with RGB values 197, 24, 175 and HSL 308°, 78%, 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

#C518AF#C518AF
HEX#C518AF
RGBrgb(197, 24, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.0941, 0.6863
RGB percentages77.3%, 9.4%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(307.6, 78.3%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.6, 87.8%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 87.8%, 11.2%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,916,911
CSS custom property--colour: #C518AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#3AE750

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#145FB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F77ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CF2F68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 18.8Medium orchid · ΔE 20.1Medium violet red · ΔE 23.1Purple · ΔE 23.4Dark orchid · ΔE 24.7Orchid · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 18.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#18C52E
Analogous#8418C5, #C51859
Triadic#AFC518, #18AFC5
Split complementary#58C518, #18C584
Tetradic#C58518, #18C52E, #1859C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6B3ED
Lighter +30%#F086E3
Lighter +20%#EB58D8
Lighter +10%#E52BCD
Darker −10%#981287
Darker −20%#6A0D5E
Darker −30%#3D0736
Darker −40%#0F020D
More saturated +25%#DD00C1
Less saturated −25%#A9349A

Channel breakdown

R197
G24
B175
Red197 (77.3%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue307.63°
Saturation (HSL)78.28%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G 18 · B AF

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