Recognised as Colour

#C48AB8

#C48AB8
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C48AB8 is a magenta with RGB values 196, 138, 184 and HSL 312°, 33%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#C48AB8

RGBrgb(196, 138, 184)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.5412, 0.7216

RGB percentages76.9%, 54.1%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(312.4, 33%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(312.4, 29.6%, 76.9%)

CMYK0%, 29.6%, 6.1%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,880,568

CSS custom property--colour: #C48AB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.67:1

Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#3B7547

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A97BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#989FB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CA8C9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.7 Thistle · ΔE 23.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.1 Light pink · ΔE 26.2 Pink · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8AC496

Analogous#B38AC4, #C48A9B

Triadic#B8C48A, #8AB8C4

Split complementary#9BC48A, #8AC4B3

Tetradic#C4B38A, #8AC496, #8A9BC4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F0F6

Lighter +20%#E6CEE1

Lighter +10%#D5ACCD

Darker −10%#B368A3

Darker −20%#9A4E8A

Darker −30%#783D6C

Darker −40%#562C4E

More saturated +25%#DA74C5

Less saturated −25%#AEA0AB

Channel breakdown

R196

G138

B184

Red196 (76.9%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue312.41°

Saturation (HSL)32.95%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C4 · G 8A · B B8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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