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Recognised as Colour

#C527DC

  • #C527DC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C527DC is a magenta with RGB values 197, 39, 220 and HSL 292°, 72%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C527DC#C527DC
HEX#C527DC
RGBrgb(197, 39, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.1529, 0.8627
RGB percentages77.3%, 15.3%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(292.4, 72.1%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.4, 82.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK10.5%, 82.3%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,920,796
CSS custom property--colour: #C527DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#3AD823

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60 from the original
Deuteranopia#457DD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C75085no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.6Dark violet · ΔE 16.4Blue violet · ΔE 20.6Fuchsia · ΔE 21.8Magenta · ΔE 21.8Medium orchid · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3EDC27
Analogous#6A27DC, #DC2799
Triadic#DCC527, #27DCC5
Split complementary#99DC27, #27DC6A
Tetradic#DC6A27, #3EDC27, #2799DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4D7F8
Lighter +30%#E8ABF1
Lighter +20%#DD7FEA
Lighter +10%#D153E3
Darker −10%#A01DB3
Darker −20%#791687
Darker −30%#520F5B
Darker −40%#2A082F
More saturated +25%#DC08FB
Less saturated −25%#AE46BD

Channel breakdown

R197
G39
B220
Red197 (77.3%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue292.38°
Saturation (HSL)72.11%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G 27 · B DC

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