Recognised as Colour

#C291AE

#C291AE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#C291AE is a magenta with RGB values 194, 145, 174 and HSL 324°, 29%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#C291AE#C291AE

HEX#C291AE

RGBrgb(194, 145, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.5686, 0.6824

RGB percentages76.1%, 56.9%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(324.5, 28.7%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(324.5, 25.3%, 76.1%)

CMYK0%, 25.3%, 10.3%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,751,278

CSS custom property--colour: #C291AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.96:1

Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#3D6E51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#939BAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9FA2ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C8919Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 15.9 Thistle · ΔE 17.6 Plum · ΔE 18.6 Light pink · ΔE 20.8 Pink · ΔE 21.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 15.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#91C2A5

Analogous#BE91C2, #C29195

Triadic#AEC291, #91AEC2

Split complementary#95C291, #91C2BD

Tetradic#C2BD91, #91C2A5, #9195C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F3F6

Lighter +20%#E6D3DE

Lighter +10%#D4B2C6

Darker −10%#B07096

Darker −20%#98557D

Darker −30%#784262

Darker −40%#573047

More saturated +25%#D77CB2

Less saturated −25%#ADA6AA

Channel breakdown

R194

G145

B174

Red194 (76.1%)

Green145 (56.9%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue324.49°

Saturation (HSL)28.65%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C2 · G 91 · B AE

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Colour values

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