#c959b2

Color #c959b2

A moderately saturated medium magenta.

Closest named color Orchid #da70d6 · ΔE 11.27 Nearest Tailwind class pink-500 #f6339a · ΔE 9.9

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#c959b2

RGB

rgb(201, 89, 178)

HSL

hsl(312.3, 50.9%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312.3, 55.7%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 55.7%, 11.4%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(54.84, 55.38, -26.42)

LCH

lch(54.84, 61.36, 334.5)

OKLCH

oklch(63.3%, 0.1764, 336.09)

HWB

hwb(312.3, 34.9%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#59c970

Analogous

#a859c9

#c959b2

#c9597a

Triadic

#c959b2

#b2c959

#59b2c9

Split-complementary

#c959b2

#7ac959

#59c9a8

Tetradic

#c959b2

#c97059

#59c970

#59b2c9

Square

#c959b2

#c9a859

#59c970

#597ac9

Shades

Color #c959b2 mixed toward black.

#b63b9d

#922f7e

#6d245e

#49183f

#240c1f

Tints

Color #c959b2 mixed toward white.

#d275bf

#db90cc

#e4acd9

#edc8e5

#f6e3f2

Tones

Color #c959b2 mixed toward gray.

#c062ad

#b66ca7

#ad75a2

#a47e9c

#9a8897

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a4a2 · ΔE 29.6

Deuteranopia

#aab19e · ΔE 43.8

Tritanopia

#c59491 · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 26.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c959b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c959b2]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#c959b2 (#c959b2) is rgb(201, 89, 178) in RGB.

No, #c959b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #c959b2, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast