Recognised as Colour
#C169A5
- #C169A5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#C169A5 is a magenta with RGB values 193, 105, 165 and HSL 319°, 42%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#C169A5#C169A5
HEX#C169A5
RGBrgb(193, 105, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.4118, 0.6471
RGB percentages75.7%, 41.2%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(319.1, 41.5%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.1, 45.6%, 75.7%)
CMYK0%, 45.6%, 14.5%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,675,493
CSS custom property--colour: #C169A5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#3E965A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#69C185
Analogous#B169C1, #C16979
Triadic#A5C169, #69A5C1
Split complementary#79C169, #69C1B1
Tetradic#C1B169, #69C185, #6979C1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R193
G105
B165
Red193 (75.7%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue319.09°
Saturation (HSL)41.51%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C1 · G 69 · B A5
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