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Recognised as Colour

#C09FC2

  • #C09FC2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#C09FC2 is a magenta with RGB values 192, 159, 194 and HSL 297°, 22%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C09FC2#C09FC2
HEX#C09FC2
RGBrgb(192, 159, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.6235, 0.7608
RGB percentages75.3%, 62.4%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(296.6, 22.3%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.6, 18%, 76.1%)
CMYK1%, 18%, 0%, 23.9%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,623,810
CSS custom property--colour: #C09FC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.98:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#3F603D

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#9CA7C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4ABC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C2A2ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#A1C29F
Analogous#AE9FC2, #C29FB3
Triadic#C2C09F, #9FC2C0
Split complementary#B3C29F, #9FC2AF
Tetradic#C2AF9F, #A1C29F, #9FB3C2

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFD
Lighter +20%#E9DDEA
Lighter +10%#D4BED6
Darker −10%#AC80AE
Darker −20%#966299
Darker −30%#784E7A
Darker −40%#593A5B
More saturated +25%#D18BD6
Less saturated −25%#B1B1B1

Channel breakdown

R192
G159
B194
Red192 (75.3%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue296.57°
Saturation (HSL)22.29%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C0 · G 9F · B C2

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