Colour

#C605DE

#C605DE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#C605DE is a magenta with RGB values 198, 5, 222 and HSL 293°, 96%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

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HEX#C605DE

RGBrgb(198, 5, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.0196, 0.8706

RGB percentages77.6%, 2%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(293.4, 95.6%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(293.4, 97.7%, 87.1%)

CMYK10.8%, 97.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,977,630

CSS custom property--colour: #C605DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.69:1

Contrast with white4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#39FA21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0068E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A7ADAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C84883no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 15.2 Fuchsia · ΔE 18 Magenta · ΔE 18 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.1 Blue violet · ΔE 20.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 15.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1DDE05

Analogous#5905DE, #DE058A

Triadic#DEC605, #05DEC6

Split complementary#8ADE05, #05DE59

Tetradic#DE5905, #1DDE05, #058ADE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5B2FD

Lighter +30%#EE80FC

Lighter +20%#E84EFB

Lighter +10%#E11CFA

Darker −10%#9A04AC

Darker −20%#6D037A

Darker −30%#410248

Darker −40%#140116

More saturated +25%#CA00E3

Less saturated −25%#B021C2

Channel breakdown

R198

B222

Red198 (77.6%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue293.36°

Saturation (HSL)95.59%

Lightness44.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C6 · G 05 · B DE

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