Recognised as Colour
#C772A2
- #C772A2
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#C772A2 is a magenta with RGB values 199, 114, 162 and HSL 326°, 43%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#C772A2#C772A2
HEX#C772A2
RGBrgb(199, 114, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.4471, 0.6353
RGB percentages78%, 44.7%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(326.1, 43.1%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.1, 42.7%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 42.7%, 18.6%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,071,010
CSS custom property--colour: #C772A2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#388D5D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#72C797
Analogous#C272C7, #C77278
Triadic#A2C772, #72A2C7
Split complementary#78C772, #72C7C2
Tetradic#C7C272, #72C797, #7278C7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G114
B162
Red199 (78%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue326.12°
Saturation (HSL)43.15%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G 72 · B A2
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