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Recognised as Colour

#C08AC0

  • #C08AC0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C08AC0 is a magenta with RGB values 192, 138, 192 and HSL 300°, 30%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C08AC0#C08AC0
HEX#C08AC0
RGBrgb(192, 138, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.5412, 0.7529
RGB percentages75.3%, 54.1%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(300, 30%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 28.1%, 75.3%)
CMYK0%, 28.1%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,618,432
CSS custom property--colour: #C08AC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#3F753F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8698C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#939EBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C38F9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 9.7Thistle · ΔE 25.1Pale violetred · ΔE 26.1Rosy brown · ΔE 29.4Orchid · ΔE 29.5Light pink · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.74, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AC08A
Analogous#A58AC0, #C08AA5
Triadic#C0C08A, #8AC0C0
Split complementary#A5C08A, #8AC0A5
Tetradic#C0A58A, #8AC08A, #8AA5C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6EDF6
Lighter +20%#E4CCE4
Lighter +10%#D2ABD2
Darker −10%#AE69AE
Darker −20%#945094
Darker −30%#733E73
Darker −40%#522C52
More saturated +25%#D673D6
Less saturated −25%#A9A0A9

Channel breakdown

R192
G138
B192
Red192 (75.3%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)30%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR C0 · G 8A · B C0

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