Recognised as Colour
#C77EC2
- #C77EC2
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C77EC2 is a magenta with RGB values 199, 126, 194 and HSL 304°, 39%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C77EC2#C77EC2
HEX#C77EC2
RGBrgb(199, 126, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.4941, 0.7608
RGB percentages78%, 49.4%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(304.1, 39.5%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.1, 36.7%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 36.7%, 2.5%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,074,114
CSS custom property--colour: #C77EC2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30959WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#38813D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7EC783
Analogous#A77EC7, #C77E9E
Triadic#C2C77E, #7EC2C7
Split complementary#9DC77E, #7EC7A7
Tetradic#C7A77E, #7EC783, #7E9EC7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G126
B194
Red199 (78%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue304.11°
Saturation (HSL)39.46%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G 7E · B C2
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