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Colour

#C55BC8

  • #C55BC8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C55BC8 is a magenta with RGB values 197, 91, 200 and HSL 298°, 50%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C55BC8#C55BC8
HEX#C55BC8
RGBrgb(197, 91, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.3569, 0.7843
RGB percentages77.3%, 35.7%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(298.3, 49.8%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.3, 54.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK1.5%, 54.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,934,088
CSS custom property--colour: #C55BC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.7:1
Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#3AA437

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E7DCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#708AC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original
Tritanopia#CA6889no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 8.2Medium orchid · ΔE 9.9Violet · ΔE 14.1Medium purple · ΔE 23.6Dark magenta · ΔE 23.7Purple · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 8.2, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EC85B
Analogous#8E5BC8, #C85B95
Triadic#C8C55B, #5BC8C5
Split complementary#95C85B, #5BC88E
Tetradic#C88E5B, #5EC85B, #5B95C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF4FB
Lighter +30%#EECEEE
Lighter +20%#E0A7E2
Lighter +10%#D381D5
Darker −10%#B03CB4
Darker −20%#8B2F8E
Darker −30%#652367
Darker −40%#401641
More saturated +25%#DF40E3
Less saturated −25%#AB76AD

Channel breakdown

R197
G91
B200
Red197 (77.3%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue298.35°
Saturation (HSL)49.77%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G 5B · B C8

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