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Recognised as Colour

#C1A9C3

  • #C1A9C3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#C1A9C3 is a magenta with RGB values 193, 169, 195 and HSL 295°, 18%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C1A9C3#C1A9C3
HEX#C1A9C3
RGBrgb(193, 169, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.7569, 0.6627, 0.7647
RGB percentages75.7%, 66.3%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(295.4, 17.8%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.4, 13.3%, 76.5%)
CMYK1%, 13.3%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,691,907
CSS custom property--colour: #C1A9C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.73:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#3E563C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7AFC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACB1C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C2ABB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 8.1Light steelblue · ΔE 16.8Dark grey · ΔE 16.9Silver · ΔE 17.7Rosy brown · ΔE 19Pink · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.12, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABC3A9
Analogous#B4A9C3, #C3A9B8
Triadic#C3C1A9, #A9C3C1
Split complementary#B8C3A9, #A9C3B4
Tetradic#C3B4A9, #ABC3A9, #A9B8C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECE5ED
Lighter +10%#D7C7D8
Darker −10%#AB8BAE
Darker −20%#966D99
Darker −30%#79577C
Darker −40%#5C425E
More saturated +25%#D097D5
Less saturated −25%#B6B6B6

Channel breakdown

R193
G169
B195
Red193 (75.7%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue295.38°
Saturation (HSL)17.81%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C1 · G A9 · B C3

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