Colour

#C64AAE

#C64AAE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#C64AAE is a magenta with RGB values 198, 74, 174 and HSL 312°, 52%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C64AAE

RGBrgb(198, 74, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.2902, 0.6824

RGB percentages77.6%, 29%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(311.6, 52.1%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(311.6, 62.6%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 62.6%, 12.1%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,995,246

CSS custom property--colour: #C64AAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19959WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.99:1

Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#39B551

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C70B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7382ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D05175no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.4 Medium violet red · ΔE 18.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.7 Violet · ΔE 20 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.7 Hot pink · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4AC662

Analogous#A04AC6, #C64A70

Triadic#AEC64A, #4AAEC6

Split complementary#70C64A, #4AC6A0

Tetradic#C6A04A, #4AC662, #4A70C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7E5F3

Lighter +30%#EBBEE2

Lighter +20%#DE98D1

Lighter +10%#D271BF

Darker −10%#A83592

Darker −20%#812970

Darker −30%#5B1C4F

Darker −40%#34102D

More saturated +25%#E42CC0

Less saturated −25%#A8689C

Channel breakdown

R198

G74

B174

Red198 (77.6%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue311.61°

Saturation (HSL)52.1%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G 4A · B AE

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