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Recognised as Colour

#C66AA9

  • #C66AA9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#C66AA9 is a magenta with RGB values 198, 106, 169 and HSL 319°, 45%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#C66AA9#C66AA9
HEX#C66AA9
RGBrgb(198, 106, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.4157, 0.6627
RGB percentages77.6%, 41.6%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(318.9, 44.7%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.9, 46.5%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 46.5%, 14.6%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,003,433
CSS custom property--colour: #C66AA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#399556

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E80ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#878FA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CF6B82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 18.3Orchid · ΔE 20.7Plum · ΔE 20.7Hot pink · ΔE 22.3Violet · ΔE 25.7Medium violet red · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 18.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6AC687
Analogous#B56AC6, #C66A7B
Triadic#A9C66A, #6AA9C6
Split complementary#7BC66A, #6AC6B5
Tetradic#C6B56A, #6AC687, #6A7BC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#F0D9E9
Lighter +20%#E2B4D4
Lighter +10%#D48FBE
Darker −10%#B74693
Darker −20%#923876
Darker −30%#6D2A58
Darker −40%#481C3A
More saturated +25%#E050B3
Less saturated −25%#AC849F

Channel breakdown

R198
G106
B169
Red198 (77.6%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue318.91°
Saturation (HSL)44.66%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G 6A · B A9

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