Colour

#C581AC

#C581AC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C581AC is a magenta with RGB values 197, 129, 172 and HSL 322°, 37%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#C581AC

RGBrgb(197, 129, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.5059, 0.6745

RGB percentages77.3%, 50.6%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(322.1, 37%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(322.1, 34.5%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 34.5%, 12.7%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,943,788

CSS custom property--colour: #C581AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1

Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#3A7E53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8490AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#959AAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CD8290no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 17.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 24.3 Light pink · ΔE 25.8 Thistle · ΔE 26.6 Pink · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#81C59A

Analogous#BC81C5, #C5818A

Triadic#ACC581, #81ACC5

Split complementary#8AC581, #81C5BC

Tetradic#C5BC81, #81C59A, #818AC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5EAF1

Lighter +20%#E5C7DA

Lighter +10%#D5A4C3

Darker −10%#B55E95

Darker −20%#99477B

Darker −30%#76375F

Darker −40%#542643

More saturated +25%#DC6AB2

Less saturated −25%#AE98A6

Channel breakdown

R197

G129

B172

Red197 (77.3%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue322.06°

Saturation (HSL)36.96%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G 81 · B AC

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Colour values

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