Recognised as Colour
#CE479D
- #CE479D
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#CE479D is a magenta with RGB values 206, 71, 157 and HSL 322°, 58%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#CE479D#CE479D
HEX#CE479D
RGBrgb(206, 71, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.2784, 0.6157
RGB percentages80.8%, 27.8%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(321.8, 57.9%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.8, 65.5%, 80.8%)
CMYK0%, 65.5%, 23.8%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,518,749
CSS custom property--colour: #CE479D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#31B862
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#47CE78
Analogous#BC47CE, #CE4759
Triadic#9DCE47, #479DCE
Split complementary#5ACE47, #47CEBC
Tetradic#CEBC47, #47CE78, #4759CE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G71
B157
Red206 (80.8%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue321.78°
Saturation (HSL)57.94%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CE · G 47 · B 9D
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