Recognised as Colour

#C4A3C1

#C4A3C1
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#C4A3C1 is a magenta with RGB values 196, 163, 193 and HSL 305°, 22%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C4A3C1#C4A3C1

HEX#C4A3C1

RGBrgb(196, 163, 193)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6392, 0.7569

RGB percentages76.9%, 63.9%, 75.7%

HSLhsl(305.5, 21.9%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(305.5, 16.8%, 76.9%)

CMYK0%, 16.8%, 1.5%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,886,977

CSS custom property--colour: #C4A3C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.36:1

Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#3B5C3E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A2AAC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A9AFC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C7A5ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 10.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.8 Plum · ΔE 19.1 Pink · ΔE 20.3 Dark grey · ΔE 20.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 10.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A3C4A6

Analogous#B7A3C4, #C4A3B0

Triadic#C1C4A3, #A3C1C4

Split complementary#B0C4A3, #A3C4B7

Tetradic#C4B7A3, #A3C4A6, #A3B0C4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECE1EB

Lighter +10%#D8C2D6

Darker −10%#B084AC

Darker −20%#9C6597

Darker −30%#7E5079

Darker −40%#5E3D5B

More saturated +25%#D790D0

Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R196

G163

B193

Red196 (76.9%)

Green163 (63.9%)

Blue193 (75.7%)

Hue305.45°

Saturation (HSL)21.85%

Lightness70.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C4 · G A3 · B C1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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