Recognised as Colour
#C18ECB
- #C18ECB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C18ECB is a magenta with RGB values 193, 142, 203 and HSL 290°, 37%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C18ECB#C18ECB
HEX#C18ECB
RGBrgb(193, 142, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.5569, 0.7961
RGB percentages75.7%, 55.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(290.2, 37%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.2, 30%, 79.6%)
CMYK4.9%, 30%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,685,003
CSS custom property--colour: #C18ECB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#3E7134
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#98CB8E
Analogous#A38ECB, #CB8EB6
Triadic#CBC18E, #8ECBC1
Split complementary#B7CB8E, #8ECBA3
Tetradic#CBA38E, #98CB8E, #8EB7CB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R193
G142
B203
Red193 (75.7%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue290.16°
Saturation (HSL)36.97%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G 8E · B CB
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