Recognised as Colour
#C18DC9
- #C18DC9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C18DC9 is a magenta with RGB values 193, 141, 201 and HSL 292°, 36%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C18DC9#C18DC9
HEX#C18DC9
RGBrgb(193, 141, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.5529, 0.7882
RGB percentages75.7%, 55.3%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(292, 35.7%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292, 29.9%, 78.8%)
CMYK4%, 29.9%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,684,745
CSS custom property--colour: #C18DC9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#3E7236
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#95C98D
Analogous#A38DC9, #C98DB3
Triadic#C9C18D, #8DC9C1
Split complementary#B3C98D, #8DC9A3
Tetradic#C9A38D, #95C98D, #8DB3C9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R193
G141
B201
Red193 (75.7%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue292°
Saturation (HSL)35.71%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G 8D · B C9
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