Recognised as Colour

#C597BD

#C597BD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C597BD is a magenta with RGB values 197, 151, 189 and HSL 310°, 28%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C597BD#C597BD

HEX#C597BD

RGBrgb(197, 151, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.5922, 0.7412

RGB percentages77.3%, 59.2%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(310.4, 28.4%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(310.4, 23.4%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 23.4%, 4.1%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,949,437

CSS custom property--colour: #C597BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1

Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#3A6842

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#96A1BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A1A7BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C999A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.9 Thistle · ΔE 16.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.1 Pink · ΔE 22.7 Light pink · ΔE 22.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97C59F

Analogous#B697C5, #C597A6

Triadic#BDC597, #97BDC5

Split complementary#A6C597, #97C5B6

Tetradic#C5B697, #97C59F, #97A6C5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCF9FB

Lighter +20%#EAD8E7

Lighter +10%#D7B8D2

Darker −10%#B376A8

Darker −20%#9E5892

Darker −30%#7D4674

Darker −40%#5C3455

More saturated +25%#D983CA

Less saturated −25%#B1ABB0

Channel breakdown

R197

G151

B189

Red197 (77.3%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue310.43°

Saturation (HSL)28.4%

Lightness68.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G 97 · B BD

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Colour values

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