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Recognised as Colour

#C38EC2

  • #C38EC2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C38EC2 is a magenta with RGB values 195, 142, 194 and HSL 301°, 31%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C38EC2#C38EC2
HEX#C38EC2
RGBrgb(195, 142, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.5569, 0.7608
RGB percentages76.5%, 55.7%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(301.1, 30.6%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.1, 27.2%, 76.5%)
CMYK0%, 27.2%, 0.5%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,816,066
CSS custom property--colour: #C38EC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#3C713D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B9BC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A2C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C792A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.7 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 text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 9.1Thistle · ΔE 23.4Pale violetred · ΔE 26.2Rosy brown · ΔE 28.3Light pink · ΔE 28.6Pink · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.1, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EC38F
Analogous#A98EC3, #C38EA8
Triadic#C2C38E, #8EC2C3
Split complementary#A8C38E, #8EC3AA
Tetradic#C3AA8E, #8EC38F, #8EA8C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F2F8
Lighter +20%#E6D1E6
Lighter +10%#D5AFD4
Darker −10%#B16DB0
Darker −20%#995298
Darker −30%#784077
Darker −40%#572E56
More saturated +25%#D978D7
Less saturated −25%#ADA4AD

Channel breakdown

R195
G142
B194
Red195 (76.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue301.13°
Saturation (HSL)30.64%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C3 · G 8E · B C2

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