Recognised as Colour

#C8579E

#C8579E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Hot pink

#C8579E is a magenta with RGB values 200, 87, 158 and HSL 322°, 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 Hot pink.

Colour values

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HEX#C8579E

RGBrgb(200, 87, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.3412, 0.6196

RGB percentages78.4%, 34.1%, 62%

HSLhsl(322.3, 50.7%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(322.3, 56.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK0%, 56.5%, 21%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,129,630

CSS custom property--colour: #C8579E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21564WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.7 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#747474

Inverted#37A861

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6074A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#80879Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D45673no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 from the original

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

Hot pink · ΔE 17.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 20 Orchid · ΔE 20.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 20.1 Violet · ΔE 26 Plum · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 17.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#57C881

Analogous#BA57C8, #C85765

Triadic#9EC857, #579EC8

Split complementary#66C857, #57C8BA

Tetradic#C8BA57, #57C881, #5765C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FAF1F7

Lighter +30%#EECAE1

Lighter +20%#E1A4CA

Lighter +10%#D57DB4

Darker −10%#B23A85

Darker −20%#8B2E69

Darker −30%#65214C

Darker −40%#3F142F

More saturated +25%#E43BA5

Less saturated −25%#AC7397

Channel breakdown

R200

G87

B158

Red200 (78.4%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue322.3°

Saturation (HSL)50.67%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C8 · G 57 · B 9E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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