Colour
#C845A5
- #C845A5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#C845A5 is a magenta with RGB values 200, 69, 165 and HSL 316°, 54%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#C845A5#C845A5
HEX#C845A5
RGBrgb(200, 69, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.2706, 0.6471
RGB percentages78.4%, 27.1%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(316, 54.4%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316, 65.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 65.5%, 17.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,125,029
CSS custom property--colour: #C845A5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#37BA5A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#45C868
Analogous#A945C8, #C84564
Triadic#A5C845, #45A5C8
Split complementary#64C845, #45C8A9
Tetradic#C8AA45, #45C868, #4564C8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G69
B165
Red200 (78.4%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue316.03°
Saturation (HSL)54.36%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G 45 · B A5
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