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Recognised as Colour

#C28ABE

  • #C28ABE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C28ABE is a magenta with RGB values 194, 138, 190 and HSL 304°, 31%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C28ABE#C28ABE
HEX#C28ABE
RGBrgb(194, 138, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.5412, 0.7451
RGB percentages76.1%, 54.1%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(304.3, 31.5%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.3, 28.9%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 28.9%, 2.1%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,749,502
CSS custom property--colour: #C28ABE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.67:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#3D7541

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8798C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#959FBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C68E9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 9.9Thistle · ΔE 24.7Pale violetred · ΔE 24.9Rosy brown · ΔE 28.3Light pink · ΔE 29Pink · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.9, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AC28E
Analogous#AA8AC2, #C28AA2
Triadic#BEC28A, #8ABEC2
Split complementary#A2C28A, #8AC2AA
Tetradic#C2AA8A, #8AC28E, #8AA2C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6EFF6
Lighter +20%#E5CDE3
Lighter +10%#D3ACD1
Darker −10%#B168AB
Darker −20%#974F92
Darker −30%#763D72
Darker −40%#542C51
More saturated +25%#D874D1
Less saturated −25%#ACA0AB

Channel breakdown

R194
G138
B190
Red194 (76.1%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue304.29°
Saturation (HSL)31.46%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 8A · B BE

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