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Recognised as Colour

#C65DCE

  • #C65DCE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C65DCE is a magenta with RGB values 198, 93, 206 and HSL 296°, 54%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C65DCE#C65DCE
HEX#C65DCE
RGBrgb(198, 93, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.3647, 0.8078
RGB percentages77.6%, 36.5%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(295.8, 53.6%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.8, 54.9%, 80.8%)
CMYK3.9%, 54.9%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,000,142
CSS custom property--colour: #C65DCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#39A231

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D7FD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original
Deuteranopia#708CCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CA6C8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 7.9Orchid · ΔE 8.9Violet · ΔE 13.8Medium purple · ΔE 23Dark magenta · ΔE 24.4Dark orchid · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 7.94, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#65CE5D
Analogous#8D5DCE, #CE5D9E
Triadic#CEC65D, #5DCEC6
Split complementary#9ECE5D, #5DCE8E
Tetradic#CE8E5D, #65CE5D, #5D9ECE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFAFD
Lighter +30%#EFD2F2
Lighter +20%#E2ABE6
Lighter +10%#D484DA
Darker −10%#B53ABE
Darker −20%#902E97
Darker −30%#6B2270
Darker −40%#451649
More saturated +25%#DD43E8
Less saturated −25%#AF77B4

Channel breakdown

R198
G93
B206
Red198 (77.6%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue295.75°
Saturation (HSL)53.55%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G 5D · B CE

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