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Recognised as Colour

#C877A0

  • #C877A0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#C877A0 is a magenta with RGB values 200, 119, 160 and HSL 330°, 42%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#C877A0#C877A0
HEX#C877A0
RGBrgb(200, 119, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.4667, 0.6275
RGB percentages78.4%, 46.7%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(329.6, 42.4%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(329.6, 40.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 40.5%, 20%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,137,824
CSS custom property--colour: #C877A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#37885F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E88A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#93959Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D37586no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.1Plum · ΔE 19.7Rosy brown · ΔE 25.3Light pink · ΔE 26.7Hot pink · ΔE 27.8Light coral · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77C89F
Analogous#C777C8, #C87778
Triadic#A0C877, #77A0C8
Split complementary#78C877, #77C8C7
Tetradic#C8C777, #77C89F, #7778C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4E4EC
Lighter +20%#E5C0D3
Lighter +10%#D79BB9
Darker −10%#B95387
Darker −20%#9B3E6D
Darker −30%#763053
Darker −40%#52213A
More saturated +25%#E05FA0
Less saturated −25%#B08FA0

Channel breakdown

R200
G119
B160
Red200 (78.4%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue329.63°
Saturation (HSL)42.41%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G 77 · B A0

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