Colour

#C747B3

#C747B3
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#C747B3 is a magenta with RGB values 199, 71, 179 and HSL 309°, 53%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C747B3

RGBrgb(199, 71, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.2784, 0.702

RGB percentages78%, 27.8%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(309.4, 53.3%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.4, 64.3%, 78%)

CMYK0%, 64.3%, 10.1%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,060,019

CSS custom property--colour: #C747B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1

Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#38B84C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#466FB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7082B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.1 from the original

Tritanopia#D05077no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.1 Violet · ΔE 19.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 19.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 20.3 Purple · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#47C75B

Analogous#9B47C7, #C74773

Triadic#B3C747, #47B3C7

Split complementary#73C747, #47C79B

Tetradic#C79B47, #47C75B, #4773C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F7E3F4

Lighter +30%#EBBCE3

Lighter +20%#DF95D3

Lighter +10%#D36EC3

Darker −10%#A83396

Darker −20%#812773

Darker −30%#5A1B50

Darker −40%#330F2D

More saturated +25%#E529C8

Less saturated −25%#A9659E

Channel breakdown

R199

G71

B179

Red199 (78%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue309.38°

Saturation (HSL)53.33%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C7 · G 47 · B B3

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Colour values

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