Colour

#C540CE

#C540CE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C540CE is a magenta with RGB values 197, 64, 206 and HSL 296°, 59%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C540CE

RGBrgb(197, 64, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.251, 0.8078

RGB percentages77.3%, 25.1%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(296.2, 59.2%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(296.2, 68.9%, 80.8%)

CMYK4.4%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,927,182

CSS custom property--colour: #C540CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5:1

Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#3ABF31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D71D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D81CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C95783no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 15.9 Orchid · ΔE 22 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.1 Violet · ΔE 24.5 Purple · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#49CE40

Analogous#7E40CE, #CE4090

Triadic#CEC540, #40CEC5

Split complementary#90CE40, #40CE7E

Tetradic#CE7E40, #49CE40, #4090CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F6E2F8

Lighter +30%#EABAED

Lighter +20%#DE91E3

Lighter +10%#D169D8

Darker −10%#A62DAE

Darker −20%#7F2286

Darker −30%#59185D

Darker −40%#320D35

More saturated +25%#DF22EC

Less saturated −25%#AB5EB0

Channel breakdown

R197

G64

B206

Red197 (77.3%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue296.2°

Saturation (HSL)59.17%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C5 · G 40 · B CE

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Colour values

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