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Recognised as Colour

#C579A2

  • #C579A2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#C579A2 is a magenta with RGB values 197, 121, 162 and HSL 328°, 40%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#C579A2#C579A2
HEX#C579A2
RGBrgb(197, 121, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.4745, 0.6353
RGB percentages77.3%, 47.5%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(327.6, 39.6%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.6, 38.6%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 38.6%, 17.8%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,941,730
CSS custom property--colour: #C579A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#3A865D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F89A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9295A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CF7888no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14.1Plum · ΔE 18.6Rosy brown · ΔE 24.6Light pink · ΔE 26.5Pink · ΔE 29Hot pink · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 14.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79C59C
Analogous#C279C5, #C5797C
Triadic#A2C579, #79A2C5
Split complementary#7CC579, #79C5C2
Tetradic#C5C279, #79C59C, #797CC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3E4EC
Lighter +20%#E4C0D3
Lighter +10%#D49DBB
Darker −10%#B65589
Darker −20%#97416F
Darker −30%#733255
Darker −40%#50223B
More saturated +25%#DD61A4
Less saturated −25%#AD91A0

Channel breakdown

R197
G121
B162
Red197 (77.3%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue327.63°
Saturation (HSL)39.58%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G 79 · B A2

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