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Recognised as Colour

#C28BAD

  • #C28BAD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C28BAD is a magenta with RGB values 194, 139, 173 and HSL 323°, 31%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C28BAD#C28BAD
HEX#C28BAD
RGBrgb(194, 139, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.5451, 0.6784
RGB percentages76.1%, 54.5%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(322.9, 31.1%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.9, 28.4%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 28.4%, 10.8%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,749,741
CSS custom property--colour: #C28BAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.59:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#3D7452

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D96AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A9FABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C98B97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.7Rosy brown · ΔE 18.6Thistle · ΔE 20.6Pale violetred · ΔE 22Light pink · ΔE 22.4Pink · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BC2A0
Analogous#BB8BC2, #C28B92
Triadic#ADC28B, #8BADC2
Split complementary#92C28B, #8BC2BB
Tetradic#C2BB8B, #8BC2A0, #8B92C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7EFF4
Lighter +20%#E5CEDC
Lighter +10%#D4ACC5
Darker −10%#B06A95
Darker −20%#97507C
Darker −30%#763E61
Darker −40%#552C45
More saturated +25%#D875B2
Less saturated −25%#ACA1A8

Channel breakdown

R194
G139
B173
Red194 (76.1%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue322.91°
Saturation (HSL)31.07%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 8B · B AD

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