Colour

#C85B95

#C85B95
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#C85B95 is a magenta with RGB values 200, 91, 149 and HSL 328°, 50%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#C85B95

RGBrgb(200, 91, 149)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.3569, 0.5843

RGB percentages78.4%, 35.7%, 58.4%

HSLhsl(328.1, 49.8%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(328.1, 54.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK0%, 54.5%, 25.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,130,645

CSS custom property--colour: #C85B95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.39:1

Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#37A46A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#677597no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#858892no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D55871no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 13.7 Hot pink · ΔE 18.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 23.5 Orchid · ΔE 25.7 Plum · ΔE 28.3 Violet · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5BC88E

Analogous#C55BC8, #C85B5E

Triadic#95C85B, #5B95C8

Split complementary#5EC85B, #5BC8C5

Tetradic#C8C55B, #5BC88E, #5B5EC8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF4F8

Lighter +30%#EECEDF

Lighter +20%#E2A7C6

Lighter +10%#D581AE

Darker −10%#B43C7C

Darker −20%#8E2F62

Darker −30%#672347

Darker −40%#41162D

More saturated +25%#E34097

Less saturated −25%#AD7693

Channel breakdown

R200

G91

B149

Red200 (78.4%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue149 (58.4%)

Hue328.07°

Saturation (HSL)49.77%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C8 · G 5B · B 95

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