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Colour

#C859C0

  • #C859C0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#C859C0 is a magenta with RGB values 200, 89, 192 and HSL 304°, 50%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#C859C0#C859C0
HEX#C859C0
RGBrgb(200, 89, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.349, 0.7529
RGB percentages78.4%, 34.9%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(304.3, 50.2%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.3, 55.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 55.5%, 4%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,130,176
CSS custom property--colour: #C859C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#37A63F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#527BC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#758ABDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CF6384no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 7.8Medium orchid · ΔE 13.8Violet · ΔE 14.7Dark magenta · ΔE 23.8Medium violet red · ΔE 25.3Purple · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 7.81, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59C861
Analogous#9959C8, #C85988
Triadic#C0C859, #59C0C8
Split complementary#89C859, #59C899
Tetradic#C89959, #59C861, #5988C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF2FA
Lighter +30%#EECCEC
Lighter +20%#E1A6DD
Lighter +10%#D57FCF
Darker −10%#B33BAA
Darker −20%#8C2F86
Darker −30%#662261
Darker −40%#40153D
More saturated +25%#E43DD8
Less saturated −25%#AC75A8

Channel breakdown

R200
G89
B192
Red200 (78.4%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue304.32°
Saturation (HSL)50.23%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G 59 · B C0

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