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Recognised as Colour

#C61AAB

  • #C61AAB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#C61AAB is a magenta with RGB values 198, 26, 171 and HSL 309°, 77%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#C61AAB#C61AAB
HEX#C61AAB
RGBrgb(198, 26, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.102, 0.6706
RGB percentages77.6%, 10.2%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(309.4, 76.8%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.4, 86.9%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 86.9%, 13.6%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,982,955
CSS custom property--colour: #C61AAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#39E554

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F5FAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6377A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D12C66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 18.7Medium violet red · ΔE 20.5Medium orchid · ΔE 20.9Purple · ΔE 23Orchid · ΔE 25.2Dark orchid · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 18.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1AC635
Analogous#8B1AC6, #C61A55
Triadic#ABC61A, #1AABC6
Split complementary#55C61A, #1AC68B
Tetradic#C68B1A, #1AC635, #1A55C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5B7EC
Lighter +30%#F089E0
Lighter +20%#EA5CD3
Lighter +10%#E42FC7
Darker −10%#991484
Darker −20%#6C0E5D
Darker −30%#3F0836
Darker −40%#12020F
More saturated +25%#E000BD
Less saturated −25%#AA3698

Channel breakdown

R198
G26
B171
Red198 (77.6%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue309.42°
Saturation (HSL)76.79%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G 1A · B AB

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