Recognised as Colour
#C57ECB
- #C57ECB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C57ECB is a magenta with RGB values 197, 126, 203 and HSL 295°, 43%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C57ECB#C57ECB
HEX#C57ECB
RGBrgb(197, 126, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.4941, 0.7961
RGB percentages77.3%, 49.4%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(295.3, 42.5%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.3, 37.9%, 79.6%)
CMYK3%, 37.9%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,943,051
CSS custom property--colour: #C57ECB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#3A8134
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#84CB7E
Analogous#9F7ECB, #CB7EAA
Triadic#CBC57E, #7ECBC5
Split complementary#AACB7E, #7ECB9F
Tetradic#CB9F7E, #84CB7E, #7EAACB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G126
B203
Red197 (77.3%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue295.32°
Saturation (HSL)42.54%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G 7E · B CB
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