Colour
#C59FC5
- #C59FC5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C59FC5 is a magenta with RGB values 197, 159, 197 and HSL 300°, 25%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C59FC5#C59FC5
HEX#C59FC5
RGBrgb(197, 159, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6235, 0.7725
RGB percentages77.3%, 62.4%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(300, 24.7%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 19.3%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 19.3%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,951,493
CSS custom property--colour: #C59FC5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.14:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#3A603A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FC59F
Analogous#B29FC5, #C59FB2
Triadic#C5C59F, #9FC5C5
Split complementary#B2C59F, #9FC5B2
Tetradic#C5B29F, #9FC59F, #9FB2C5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G159
B197
Red197 (77.3%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)24.68%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR C5 · G 9F · B C5
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