Recognised as Colour
#C47AB3
- #C47AB3
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C47AB3 is a magenta with RGB values 196, 122, 179 and HSL 314°, 39%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C47AB3#C47AB3
HEX#C47AB3
RGBrgb(196, 122, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.4784, 0.702
RGB percentages76.9%, 47.8%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(313.8, 38.5%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.8, 37.8%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 37.8%, 8.7%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,876,467
CSS custom property--colour: #C47AB3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#3B854C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7AC48B
Analogous#B07AC4, #C47A8E
Triadic#B3C47A, #7AB3C4
Split complementary#8EC47A, #7AC4B0
Tetradic#C4B07A, #7AC48B, #7A8EC4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G122
B179
Red196 (76.9%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue313.78°
Saturation (HSL)38.54%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G 7A · B B3
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