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Recognised as Colour

#C64DC6

  • #C64DC6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C64DC6 is a magenta with RGB values 198, 77, 198 and HSL 300°, 51%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C64DC6#C64DC6
HEX#C64DC6
RGBrgb(198, 77, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.302, 0.7765
RGB percentages77.6%, 30.2%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(300, 51.5%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 61.1%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 61.1%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,996,038
CSS custom property--colour: #C64DC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#39B239

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E75CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6985C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CC5C83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 8.2Orchid · ΔE 13.6Violet · ΔE 18Dark magenta · ΔE 20.8Dark orchid · ΔE 22.3Purple · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 8.23, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4DC64D
Analogous#8A4DC6, #C64D8A
Triadic#C6C64D, #4DC6C6
Split complementary#8AC64D, #4DC68A
Tetradic#C68A4D, #4DC64D, #4D8AC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7E8F7
Lighter +30%#EBC1EB
Lighter +20%#DF9ADF
Lighter +10%#D274D2
Darker −10%#AA36AA
Darker −20%#832A83
Darker −30%#5C1E5C
Darker −40%#361136
More saturated +25%#E330E3
Less saturated −25%#A96AA9

Channel breakdown

R198
G77
B198
Red198 (77.6%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)51.49%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR C6 · G 4D · B C6

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