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Colour

#C757B1

  • #C757B1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C757B1 is a magenta with RGB values 199, 87, 177 and HSL 312°, 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

#C757B1#C757B1
HEX#C757B1
RGBrgb(199, 87, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.3412, 0.6941
RGB percentages78%, 34.1%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(311.8, 50%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.8, 56.3%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 56.3%, 11.1%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,064,113
CSS custom property--colour: #C757B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#38A84E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5877B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7988AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D05D7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 11.4Violet · ΔE 18.4Medium orchid · ΔE 20.8Medium violet red · ΔE 21.5Hot pink · ΔE 21.6Dark magenta · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 11.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#57C76D
Analogous#A557C7, #C75779
Triadic#B1C757, #57B1C7
Split complementary#79C757, #57C7A5
Tetradic#C7A557, #57C76D, #5779C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF0F8
Lighter +30%#EDCAE6
Lighter +20%#E1A3D5
Lighter +10%#D47DC3
Darker −10%#B03B99
Darker −20%#8A2E78
Darker −30%#642157
Darker −40%#3D1435
More saturated +25%#E33BC2
Less saturated −25%#AB73A0

Channel breakdown

R199
G87
B177
Red199 (78%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue311.79°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G 57 · B B1

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