Recognised as Colour

#C97DCD

#C97DCD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#C97DCD is a magenta with RGB values 201, 125, 205 and HSL 297°, 44%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#C97DCD

RGBrgb(201, 125, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.4902, 0.8039

RGB percentages78.8%, 49%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(297, 44.4%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(297, 39%, 80.4%)

CMYK2%, 39%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,204,941

CSS custom property--colour: #C97DCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.3:1

Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#368232

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7692D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#899CCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original

Tritanopia#CD859Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14.2 Plum · ΔE 15.9 Violet · ΔE 17.6 Medium purple · ΔE 22.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.5 Hot pink · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#81CD7D

Analogous#A17DCD, #CD7DA9

Triadic#CDC97D, #7DCDC9

Split complementary#A9CD7D, #7DCDA1

Tetradic#CDA17D, #81CD7D, #7DA9CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7EBF8

Lighter +20%#E8C7E9

Lighter +10%#D8A2DB

Darker −10%#BA58BF

Darker −20%#A03FA5

Darker −30%#7C3180

Darker −40%#58235B

More saturated +25%#DD66E3

Less saturated −25%#B593B7

Channel breakdown

R201

G125

B205

Red201 (78.8%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue297°

Saturation (HSL)44.44%

Lightness64.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C9 · G 7D · B CD

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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