Colour
#C39BC3
- #C39BC3
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C39BC3 is a magenta with RGB values 195, 155, 195 and HSL 300°, 25%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C39BC3#C39BC3
HEX#C39BC3
RGBrgb(195, 155, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.6078, 0.7647
RGB percentages76.5%, 60.8%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(300, 25%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 20.5%, 76.5%)
CMYK0%, 20.5%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,819,395
CSS custom property--colour: #C39BC3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#3C643C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BC39B
Analogous#AF9BC3, #C39BAF
Triadic#C3C39B, #9BC3C3
Split complementary#AFC39B, #9BC3AF
Tetradic#C3AF9B, #9BC39B, #9BAFC3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G155
B195
Red195 (76.5%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR C3 · G 9B · B C3
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