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Recognised as Colour

#C52AD5

  • #C52AD5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C52AD5 is a magenta with RGB values 197, 42, 213 and HSL 294°, 67%, 50%. 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

#C52AD5#C52AD5
HEX#C52AD5
RGBrgb(197, 42, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.1647, 0.8353
RGB percentages77.3%, 16.5%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(294.4, 67.1%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.4, 80.3%, 83.5%)
CMYK7.5%, 80.3%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,921,557
CSS custom property--colour: #C52AD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1833WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.67:1
Contrast with white4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#3AD52A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D7DD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C84E81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.9Dark violet · ΔE 19Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9Blue violet · ΔE 23Fuchsia · ΔE 24.3Magenta · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3AD52A
Analogous#702AD5, #D52A8F
Triadic#D5C52A, #2AD5C5
Split complementary#8FD52A, #2AD570
Tetradic#D5702A, #3AD52A, #2A8FD5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3D4F7
Lighter +30%#E8AAEE
Lighter +20%#DC7FE6
Lighter +10%#D155DD
Darker −10%#9E22AA
Darker −20%#761980
Darker −30%#4F1155
Darker −40%#27082B
More saturated +25%#DF0AF5
Less saturated −25%#AB4AB5

Channel breakdown

R197
G42
B213
Red197 (77.3%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue294.39°
Saturation (HSL)67.06%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G 2A · B D5

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