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Recognised as Colour

#C747D7

  • #C747D7
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#C747D7 is a magenta with RGB values 199, 71, 215 and HSL 293°, 64%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C747D7#C747D7
HEX#C747D7
RGBrgb(199, 71, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.2784, 0.8431
RGB percentages78%, 27.8%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(293.3, 64.3%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.3, 67%, 84.3%)
CMYK7.4%, 67%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,060,055
CSS custom property--colour: #C747D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#38B828

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2076DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D85D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60 from the original
Tritanopia#CA5F8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10Dark orchid · ΔE 15Orchid · ΔE 22.4Violet · ΔE 24.1Dark magenta · ΔE 24.5Dark violet · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.98, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57D747
Analogous#7F47D7, #D7479F
Triadic#D7C747, #47D7C7
Split complementary#9FD747, #47D77F
Tetradic#D77F47, #57D747, #479FD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAEFFB
Lighter +30%#EDC5F2
Lighter +20%#E19BE9
Lighter +10%#D471E0
Darker −10%#B02AC1
Darker −20%#8A2197
Darker −30%#64186D
Darker −40%#3E0F43
More saturated +25%#DD2BF3
Less saturated −25%#B163BB

Channel breakdown

R199
G71
B215
Red199 (78%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue293.33°
Saturation (HSL)64.29%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C7 · G 47 · B D7

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