Recognised as Colour
#C85DBE
- #C85DBE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#C85DBE is a magenta with RGB values 200, 93, 190 and HSL 306°, 49%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#C85DBE#C85DBE
HEX#C85DBE
RGBrgb(200, 93, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.3647, 0.7451
RGB percentages78.4%, 36.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(305.6, 49.3%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.6, 53.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 53.5%, 5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,131,198
CSS custom property--colour: #C85DBE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#37A241
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5DC867
Analogous#9C5DC8, #C85D89
Triadic#BEC85D, #5DBEC8
Split complementary#89C85D, #5DC89C
Tetradic#C89C5D, #5DC867, #5D89C8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G93
B190
Red200 (78.4%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue305.61°
Saturation (HSL)49.31%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G 5D · B BE
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