Recognised as Colour
#C65EB2
- #C65EB2
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#C65EB2 is a magenta with RGB values 198, 94, 178 and HSL 312°, 48%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#C65EB2#C65EB2
HEX#C65EB2
RGBrgb(198, 94, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.3686, 0.698
RGB percentages77.6%, 36.9%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(311.5, 47.7%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.5, 52.5%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 52.5%, 10.1%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,000,370
CSS custom property--colour: #C65EB2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#39A14D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5EC672
Analogous#A65EC6, #C65E7E
Triadic#B2C65E, #5EB2C6
Split complementary#7EC65E, #5EC6A6
Tetradic#C6A65E, #5EC672, #5E7EC6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G94
B178
Red198 (77.6%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue311.54°
Saturation (HSL)47.71%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G 5E · B B2
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