Colour
#C28BCD
- #C28BCD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C28BCD is a magenta with RGB values 194, 139, 205 and HSL 290°, 40%, 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
#C28BCD#C28BCD
HEX#C28BCD
RGBrgb(194, 139, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.5451, 0.8039
RGB percentages76.1%, 54.5%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(290, 39.8%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290, 32.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK5.4%, 32.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,749,773
CSS custom property--colour: #C28BCD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.87:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#3D7432
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96CD8B
Analogous#A18BCD, #CD8BB7
Triadic#CDC28B, #8BCDC2
Split complementary#B7CD8B, #8BCDA1
Tetradic#CDA18B, #96CD8B, #8BB7CD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G139
B205
Red194 (76.1%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue290°
Saturation (HSL)39.76%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 8B · B CD
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