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Recognised as Colour

#C3A0C9

  • #C3A0C9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#C3A0C9 is a magenta with RGB values 195, 160, 201 and HSL 291°, 28%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C3A0C9#C3A0C9
HEX#C3A0C9
RGBrgb(195, 160, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.6275, 0.7882
RGB percentages76.5%, 62.7%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(291.2, 27.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.2, 20.4%, 78.8%)
CMYK3%, 20.4%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,820,681
CSS custom property--colour: #C3A0C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.19:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#3C5F36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CA9CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4ADC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C4A4AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13.9Plum · ΔE 14.1Light steelblue · ΔE 23Rosy brown · ΔE 23.9Pink · ΔE 24Light pink · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6C9A0
Analogous#AFA0C9, #C9A0BA
Triadic#C9C3A0, #A0C9C3
Split complementary#BBC9A0, #A0C9AE
Tetradic#C9AEA0, #A6C9A0, #A0BBC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECE1EE
Lighter +10%#D8C1DB
Darker −10%#AE7FB7
Darker −20%#9A5FA4
Darker −30%#7C4B85
Darker −40%#5E3964
More saturated +25%#D08DDC
Less saturated −25%#B6B3B6

Channel breakdown

R195
G160
B201
Red195 (76.5%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue291.22°
Saturation (HSL)27.52%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G A0 · B C9

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