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Recognised as Colour

#C66DD5

  • #C66DD5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C66DD5 is a magenta with RGB values 198, 109, 213 and HSL 291°, 55%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C66DD5#C66DD5
HEX#C66DD5
RGBrgb(198, 109, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.4275, 0.8353
RGB percentages77.6%, 42.7%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(291.3, 55.3%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.3, 48.8%, 83.5%)
CMYK7%, 48.8%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,004,245
CSS custom property--colour: #C66DD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#39922A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D89D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Deuteranopia#7893D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C87A97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 7Violet · ΔE 11.6Medium orchid · ΔE 13.2Medium purple · ΔE 18.6Slate blue · ΔE 28Plum · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 7.02, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CD56D
Analogous#926DD5, #D56DB0
Triadic#D5C66D, #6DD5C6
Split complementary#B0D56D, #6DD592
Tetradic#D5926D, #7CD56D, #6DB0D5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4E4F7
Lighter +20%#E5BCEC
Lighter +10%#D595E0
Darker −10%#B745CA
Darker −20%#9931AB
Darker −30%#762683
Darker −40%#521A5C
More saturated +25%#D755ED
Less saturated −25%#B584BE

Channel breakdown

R198
G109
B213
Red198 (77.6%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue291.35°
Saturation (HSL)55.32%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G 6D · B D5

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