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Recognised as Colour

#C647DE

  • #C647DE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C647DE is a magenta with RGB values 198, 71, 222 and HSL 290°, 70%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C647DE#C647DE
HEX#C647DE
RGBrgb(198, 71, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.2784, 0.8706
RGB percentages77.6%, 27.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(290.5, 69.6%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.5, 68%, 87.1%)
CMYK10.8%, 68%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,994,526
CSS custom property--colour: #C647DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#39B821

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0978E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5785DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60 from the original
Tritanopia#C7628Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.3Dark orchid · ΔE 13.3Dark violet · ΔE 23.2Blue violet · ΔE 24.4Orchid · ΔE 25.5Violet · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5FDE47
Analogous#7B47DE, #DE47AA
Triadic#DEC647, #47DEC6
Split complementary#ABDE47, #47DE7A
Tetradic#DE7A47, #5FDE47, #47AADE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF4FD
Lighter +30%#EEC9F5
Lighter +20%#E19DEE
Lighter +10%#D372E6
Darker −10%#B225CD
Darker −20%#8D1DA2
Darker −30%#671577
Darker −40%#420E4B
More saturated +25%#D92CF9
Less saturated −25%#B362C3

Channel breakdown

R198
G71
B222
Red198 (77.6%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue290.46°
Saturation (HSL)69.59%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G 47 · B DE

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