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Colour

#C65BC9

  • #C65BC9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C65BC9 is a magenta with RGB values 198, 91, 201 and HSL 298°, 50%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C65BC9#C65BC9
HEX#C65BC9
RGBrgb(198, 91, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.3569, 0.7882
RGB percentages77.6%, 35.7%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(298.4, 50.5%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.4, 54.7%, 78.8%)
CMYK1.5%, 54.7%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,999,625
CSS custom property--colour: #C65BC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#39A436

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E7DCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#718BC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CB688Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 8.3Medium orchid · ΔE 9.6Violet · ΔE 14Dark magenta · ΔE 23.7Medium purple · ΔE 23.9Purple · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 8.27, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EC95B
Analogous#8F5BC9, #C95B95
Triadic#C9C65B, #5BC9C6
Split complementary#95C95B, #5BC98F
Tetradic#C98F5B, #5EC95B, #5B95C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF4FC
Lighter +30%#EECEEF
Lighter +20%#E1A8E2
Lighter +10%#D381D6
Darker −10%#B23CB5
Darker −20%#8C2F8F
Darker −30%#672269
Darker −40%#411642
More saturated +25%#E040E4
Less saturated −25%#AC76AE

Channel breakdown

R198
G91
B201
Red198 (77.6%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue298.36°
Saturation (HSL)50.46%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G 5B · B C9

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