Recognised as Colour
#C855A7
- #C855A7
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#C855A7 is a magenta with RGB values 200, 85, 167 and HSL 317°, 51%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#C855A7#C855A7
HEX#C855A7
RGBrgb(200, 85, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.3333, 0.6549
RGB percentages78.4%, 33.3%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(317.2, 51.1%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.2, 57.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 57.5%, 16.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,129,127
CSS custom property--colour: #C855A7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#37AA58
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#55C876
Analogous#AF55C8, #C8556E
Triadic#A7C855, #55A7C8
Split complementary#6EC855, #55C8AF
Tetradic#C8B055, #55C876, #556EC8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G85
B167
Red200 (78.4%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue317.22°
Saturation (HSL)51.11%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G 55 · B A7
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