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Recognised as Colour

#C5399D

  • #C5399D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#C5399D is a magenta with RGB values 197, 57, 157 and HSL 317°, 55%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#C5399D#C5399D
HEX#C5399D
RGBrgb(197, 57, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.2235, 0.6157
RGB percentages77.3%, 22.4%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(317.1, 55.1%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.1, 71.1%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 71.1%, 20.3%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,925,341
CSS custom property--colour: #C5399D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#3AC662

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4565A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#707C9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D13B66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11.6Orchid · ΔE 19.9Hot pink · ΔE 21.5Dark magenta · ΔE 21.9Purple · ΔE 23.3Medium orchid · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#39C561
Analogous#A739C5, #C53957
Triadic#9DC539, #399DC5
Split complementary#57C539, #39C5A7
Tetradic#C5A739, #39C561, #3957C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3D7EB
Lighter +30%#E8AFD8
Lighter +20%#DC88C4
Lighter +10%#D160B1
Darker −10%#9D2E7D
Darker −20%#76225E
Darker −30%#4E173E
Darker −40%#270B1F
More saturated +25%#E519AB
Less saturated −25%#A5598F

Channel breakdown

R197
G57
B157
Red197 (77.3%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue317.14°
Saturation (HSL)55.12%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G 39 · B 9D

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