Recognised as Colour
#C757A9
- #C757A9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#C757A9 is a magenta with RGB values 199, 87, 169 and HSL 316°, 50%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#C757A9#C757A9
HEX#C757A9
RGBrgb(199, 87, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.3412, 0.6627
RGB percentages78%, 34.1%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(316.1, 50%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.1, 56.3%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 56.3%, 15.1%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,064,105
CSS custom property--colour: #C757A9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#38A856
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#57C775
Analogous#AD57C7, #C75771
Triadic#A9C757, #57A9C7
Split complementary#71C757, #57C7AD
Tetradic#C7AD57, #57C775, #5771C7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G87
B169
Red199 (78%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue316.07°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G 57 · B A9
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