Colour
#C468A8
- #C468A8
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#C468A8 is a magenta with RGB values 196, 104, 168 and HSL 318°, 44%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#C468A8#C468A8
HEX#C468A8
RGBrgb(196, 104, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.4078, 0.6588
RGB percentages76.9%, 40.8%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(318.3, 43.8%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.3, 46.9%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 46.9%, 14.3%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,871,848
CSS custom property--colour: #C468A8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#3B9757
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#68C484
Analogous#B268C4, #C4687A
Triadic#A8C468, #68A8C4
Split complementary#7AC468, #68C4B2
Tetradic#C4B268, #68C484, #687AC4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G104
B168
Red196 (76.9%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue318.26°
Saturation (HSL)43.81%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 68 · B A8
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