Recognised as Colour
#C3A9B8
- #C3A9B8
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C3A9B8 is a magenta with RGB values 195, 169, 184 and HSL 325°, 18%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C3A9B8#C3A9B8
HEX#C3A9B8
RGBrgb(195, 169, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.6627, 0.7216
RGB percentages76.5%, 66.3%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(325.4, 17.8%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.4, 13.3%, 76.5%)
CMYK0%, 13.3%, 5.6%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,822,968
CSS custom property--colour: #C3A9B8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.69:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#3C5647
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9C3B4
Analogous#C1A9C3, #C3A9AB
Triadic#B8C3A9, #A9B8C3
Split complementary#ABC3A9, #A9C3C1
Tetradic#C3C1A9, #A9C3B4, #A9ABC3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G169
B184
Red195 (76.5%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue325.38°
Saturation (HSL)17.81%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C3 · G A9 · B B8
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