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Recognised as Colour

#C531E2

  • #C531E2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#C531E2 is a magenta with RGB values 197, 49, 226 and HSL 290°, 75%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#C531E2#C531E2
HEX#C531E2
RGBrgb(197, 49, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.1922, 0.8863
RGB percentages77.3%, 19.2%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(290.2, 75.3%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.2, 78.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK12.8%, 78.3%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,923,362
CSS custom property--colour: #C531E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.91:1
Contrast with white4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#3ACE1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#447FDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66 from the original
Tritanopia#C6588Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.8Dark violet · ΔE 16Blue violet · ΔE 19.4Medium orchid · ΔE 22.3Fuchsia · ΔE 22.5Magenta · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4EE231
Analogous#6C31E2, #E231A7
Triadic#E2C531, #31E2C5
Split complementary#A7E231, #31E26C
Tetradic#E26C31, #4EE231, #31A7E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7E4FB
Lighter +30%#EBB7F5
Lighter +20%#DE8AEF
Lighter +10%#D25EE8
Darker −10%#A91CC4
Darker −20%#821598
Darker −30%#5C0F6B
Darker −40%#35093E
More saturated +25%#D814FF
Less saturated −25%#B14EC5

Channel breakdown

R197
G49
B226
Red197 (77.3%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue290.17°
Saturation (HSL)75.32%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G 31 · B E2

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