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Colour

#C55EC5

  • #C55EC5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C55EC5 is a magenta with RGB values 197, 94, 197 and HSL 300°, 47%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C55EC5#C55EC5
HEX#C55EC5
RGBrgb(197, 94, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.3686, 0.7725
RGB percentages77.3%, 36.9%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(300, 47%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 52.3%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 52.3%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,934,853
CSS custom property--colour: #C55EC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#3AA13A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#547EC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original
Deuteranopia#748BC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CA6A89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 6.9Medium orchid · ΔE 12.7Violet · ΔE 13.8Medium purple · ΔE 23.4Dark magenta · ΔE 24.8Purple · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 6.91, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EC55E
Analogous#925EC5, #C55E92
Triadic#C5C55E, #5EC5C5
Split complementary#92C55E, #5EC592
Tetradic#C5925E, #5EC55E, #5E92C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF4FB
Lighter +30%#EECEEE
Lighter +20%#E0A9E0
Lighter +10%#D383D3
Darker −10%#B040B0
Darker −20%#8B328B
Darker −30%#652565
Darker −40%#401740
More saturated +25%#E043E0
Less saturated −25%#AA79AA

Channel breakdown

R197
G94
B197
Red197 (77.3%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)47.03%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR C5 · G 5E · B C5

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