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Colour

#C556C2

  • #C556C2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C556C2 is a magenta with RGB values 197, 86, 194 and HSL 302°, 49%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C556C2#C556C2
HEX#C556C2
RGBrgb(197, 86, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.3373, 0.7608
RGB percentages77.3%, 33.7%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(301.6, 48.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.6, 56.3%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 56.3%, 1.5%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,932,802
CSS custom property--colour: #C556C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#3AA93D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C79C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7088BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CB6284no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 9.1Medium orchid · ΔE 11.2Violet · ΔE 15.4Dark magenta · ΔE 22.4Purple · ΔE 24.7Medium purple · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 9.06, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56C559
Analogous#9156C5, #C5568A
Triadic#C2C556, #56C2C5
Split complementary#8BC556, #56C590
Tetradic#C59156, #56C559, #568AC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9EEF9
Lighter +30%#ECC8EB
Lighter +20%#DFA2DD
Lighter +10%#D27CD0
Darker −10%#AD3BAA
Darker −20%#872E84
Darker −30%#61215F
Darker −40%#3B143A
More saturated +25%#E13ADD
Less saturated −25%#A972A7

Channel breakdown

R197
G86
B194
Red197 (77.3%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue301.62°
Saturation (HSL)48.9%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G 56 · B C2

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