Colour

#C489BB

#C489BB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C489BB is a magenta with RGB values 196, 137, 187 and HSL 309°, 33%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#C489BB

RGBrgb(196, 137, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.5373, 0.7333

RGB percentages76.9%, 53.7%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(309.2, 33.3%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.2, 30.1%, 76.9%)

CMYK0%, 30.1%, 4.6%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,880,315

CSS custom property--colour: #C489BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1

Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#3B7644

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8897BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#969FB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C98C9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.3 Thistle · ΔE 24.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.3 Light pink · ΔE 27.8 Pink · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#89C492

Analogous#B089C4, #C4899D

Triadic#BBC489, #89BBC4

Split complementary#9DC489, #89C4B0

Tetradic#C4B089, #89C492, #899DC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7EFF6

Lighter +20%#E6CDE2

Lighter +10%#D5ABCF

Darker −10%#B367A7

Darker −20%#9A4D8E

Darker −30%#783C6F

Darker −40%#562B4F

More saturated +25%#DA73CA

Less saturated −25%#AE9FAC

Channel breakdown

R196

G137

B187

Red196 (76.9%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue309.15°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness65.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C4 · G 89 · B BB

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Colour values

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