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Recognised as Colour

#C548D8

  • #C548D8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C548D8 is a magenta with RGB values 197, 72, 216 and HSL 292°, 65%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C548D8#C548D8
HEX#C548D8
RGBrgb(197, 72, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.2824, 0.8471
RGB percentages77.3%, 28.2%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(292.1, 64.9%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.1, 66.7%, 84.7%)
CMYK8.8%, 66.7%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,929,240
CSS custom property--colour: #C548D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#3AB727

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1D77DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B84D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C7608Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.6Dark orchid · ΔE 14.3Orchid · ΔE 22.6Violet · ΔE 24.3Dark magenta · ΔE 24.6Dark violet · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.56, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5BD848
Analogous#7D48D8, #D848A3
Triadic#D8C548, #48D8C5
Split complementary#A3D848, #48D87D
Tetradic#D87D48, #5BD848, #48A3D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF0FC
Lighter +30%#EDC6F3
Lighter +20%#E09CEA
Lighter +10%#D272E1
Darker −10%#AF2AC3
Darker −20%#892199
Darker −30%#64186F
Darker −40%#3E0F45
More saturated +25%#D92CF4
Less saturated −25%#B164BC

Channel breakdown

R197
G72
B216
Red197 (77.3%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue292.08°
Saturation (HSL)64.86%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G 48 · B D8

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