Recognised as Colour
#C65AAD
- #C65AAD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#C65AAD is a magenta with RGB values 198, 90, 173 and HSL 314°, 49%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#C65AAD#C65AAD
HEX#C65AAD
RGBrgb(198, 90, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.3529, 0.6784
RGB percentages77.6%, 35.3%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(313.9, 48.6%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.9, 54.5%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 54.5%, 12.6%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,999,341
CSS custom property--colour: #C65AAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22335WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.47:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#39A552
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5AC673
Analogous#A95AC6, #C65A77
Triadic#ADC65A, #5AADC6
Split complementary#77C65A, #5AC6A9
Tetradic#C6A95A, #5AC673, #5A77C6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G90
B173
Red198 (77.6%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue313.89°
Saturation (HSL)48.65%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G 5A · B AD
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