Recognised as Colour
#C575AE
- #C575AE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C575AE is a magenta with RGB values 197, 117, 174 and HSL 317°, 41%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C575AE#C575AE
HEX#C575AE
RGBrgb(197, 117, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.4588, 0.6824
RGB percentages77.3%, 45.9%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(317.3, 40.8%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.3, 40.6%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 40.6%, 11.7%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,940,718
CSS custom property--colour: #C575AE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.53:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#3A8A51
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#75C58C
Analogous#B475C5, #C57586
Triadic#AEC575, #75AEC5
Split complementary#86C575, #75C5B4
Tetradic#C5B475, #75C58C, #7586C5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G117
B174
Red197 (77.3%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue317.25°
Saturation (HSL)40.82%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G 75 · B AE
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