Colour

#C858C5

#C858C5
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#C858C5 is a magenta with RGB values 200, 88, 197 and HSL 302°, 50%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C858C5

RGBrgb(200, 88, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.3451, 0.7725

RGB percentages78.4%, 34.5%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(301.6, 50.5%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(301.6, 56%, 78.4%)

CMYK0%, 56%, 1.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,129,925

CSS custom property--colour: #C858C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1

Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#37A73A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E7BC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#728AC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CE6486no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 8.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 11 Violet · ΔE 14.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.2 Purple · ΔE 25.6 Medium purple · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 8.46, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#58C85B

Analogous#9358C8, #C8588D

Triadic#C5C858, #58C5C8

Split complementary#8DC858, #58C893

Tetradic#C89358, #58C85B, #588DC8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF1FA

Lighter +30%#EECBED

Lighter +20%#E1A5E0

Lighter +10%#D57ED2

Darker −10%#B23BAF

Darker −20%#8C2E89

Darker −30%#662164

Darker −40%#3F153E

More saturated +25%#E43CDF

Less saturated −25%#AC74AB

Channel breakdown

R200

G88

B197

Red200 (78.4%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue301.61°

Saturation (HSL)50.45%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C8 · G 58 · B C5

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Colour values

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