Colour
#C55EB0
- #C55EB0
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#C55EB0 is a magenta with RGB values 197, 94, 176 and HSL 312°, 47%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#C55EB0#C55EB0
HEX#C55EB0
RGBrgb(197, 94, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.3686, 0.6902
RGB percentages77.3%, 36.9%, 69%
HSLhsl(312.2, 47%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.2, 52.3%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 52.3%, 10.7%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,934,832
CSS custom property--colour: #C55EB0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#3AA14F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5EC573
Analogous#A75EC5, #C55E7C
Triadic#B0C55E, #5EB0C5
Split complementary#7CC55E, #5EC5A7
Tetradic#C5A75E, #5EC573, #5E7CC5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G94
B176
Red197 (77.3%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue312.23°
Saturation (HSL)47.03%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G 5E · B B0
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