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Recognised as Colour

#C4A1C8

  • #C4A1C8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#C4A1C8 is a magenta with RGB values 196, 161, 200 and HSL 294°, 26%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C4A1C8#C4A1C8
HEX#C4A1C8
RGBrgb(196, 161, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6314, 0.7843
RGB percentages76.9%, 63.1%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(293.8, 26.2%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.8, 19.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK2%, 19.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,886,472
CSS custom property--colour: #C4A1C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.28:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#3B5E37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EAACAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5AEC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C6A4AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13Plum · ΔE 14.8Light steelblue · ΔE 22.5Rosy brown · ΔE 22.9Pink · ΔE 23.1Light pink · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5C8A1
Analogous#B0A1C8, #C8A1B9
Triadic#C8C4A1, #A1C8C4
Split complementary#B8C8A1, #A1C8B1
Tetradic#C8B1A1, #A5C8A1, #A1B9C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECE1EE
Lighter +10%#D8C1DB
Darker −10%#B081B5
Darker −20%#9C61A2
Darker −30%#7E4D83
Darker −40%#5F3A63
More saturated +25%#D38EDB
Less saturated −25%#B5B4B5

Channel breakdown

R196
G161
B200
Red196 (76.9%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue293.85°
Saturation (HSL)26.17%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G A1 · B C8

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