Recognised as Colour
#C0A0BD
- #C0A0BD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C0A0BD is a magenta with RGB values 192, 160, 189 and HSL 306°, 20%, 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
#C0A0BD#C0A0BD
HEX#C0A0BD
RGBrgb(192, 160, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7529, 0.6275, 0.7412
RGB percentages75.3%, 62.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(305.6, 20.3%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.6, 16.7%, 75.3%)
CMYK0%, 16.7%, 1.6%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,624,061
CSS custom property--colour: #C0A0BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40022WCAG 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 9:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#3F5F42
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A0C0A3
Analogous#B3A0C0, #C0A0AD
Triadic#BDC0A0, #A0BDC0
Split complementary#ADC0A0, #A0C0B3
Tetradic#C0B3A0, #A0C0A3, #A0ADC0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R192
G160
B189
Red192 (75.3%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue305.63°
Saturation (HSL)20.25%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C0 · G A0 · B BD
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