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Recognised as Colour

#C659AF

  • #C659AF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C659AF is a magenta with RGB values 198, 89, 175 and HSL 313°, 49%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C659AF#C659AF
HEX#C659AF
RGBrgb(198, 89, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.349, 0.6863
RGB percentages77.6%, 34.9%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(312.7, 48.9%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.7, 55.1%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 55.1%, 11.6%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,999,087
CSS custom property--colour: #C659AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#39A650

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A77B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A88ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CF5E7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.3Violet · ΔE 19.2Hot pink · ΔE 21.3Medium violet red · ΔE 22.1Medium orchid · ΔE 22.4Dark magenta · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59C670
Analogous#A659C6, #C65979
Triadic#AFC659, #59AFC6
Split complementary#79C659, #59C6A6
Tetradic#C6A759, #59C670, #5979C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF1F8
Lighter +30%#EDCBE6
Lighter +20%#E0A5D4
Lighter +10%#D37FC1
Darker −10%#B03C97
Darker −20%#8A2F77
Darker −30%#642256
Darker −40%#3E1535
More saturated +25%#E23DBF
Less saturated −25%#AA759F

Channel breakdown

R198
G89
B175
Red198 (77.6%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue312.66°
Saturation (HSL)48.88%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G 59 · B AF

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