Recognised as Colour
#C3A3BD
- #C3A3BD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C3A3BD is a magenta with RGB values 195, 163, 189 and HSL 311°, 21%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C3A3BD#C3A3BD
HEX#C3A3BD
RGBrgb(195, 163, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.6392, 0.7412
RGB percentages76.5%, 63.9%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(311.2, 21.1%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.2, 16.4%, 76.5%)
CMYK0%, 16.4%, 3.1%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,821,437
CSS custom property--colour: #C3A3BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.29:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#3C5C42
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A3C3A9
Analogous#B9A3C3, #C3A3AD
Triadic#BDC3A3, #A3BDC3
Split complementary#ADC3A3, #A3C3B9
Tetradic#C3B9A3, #A3C3A9, #A3ADC3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G163
B189
Red195 (76.5%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue311.25°
Saturation (HSL)21.05%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C3 · G A3 · B BD
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