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Recognised as Colour

#C4A5C3

  • #C4A5C3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#C4A5C3 is a magenta with RGB values 196, 165, 195 and HSL 302°, 21%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C4A5C3#C4A5C3
HEX#C4A5C3
RGBrgb(196, 165, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6471, 0.7647
RGB percentages76.9%, 64.7%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(301.9, 20.8%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.9, 15.8%, 76.9%)
CMYK0%, 15.8%, 0.5%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,887,491
CSS custom property--colour: #C4A5C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#3B5A3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3ACC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAB0C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C6A7AFno 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 text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 9.6Rosy brown · ΔE 19.3Plum · ΔE 19.4Light steelblue · ΔE 19.7Dark grey · ΔE 20.1Pink · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 9.61, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5C4A6
Analogous#B6A5C4, #C4A5B3
Triadic#C3C4A5, #A5C3C4
Split complementary#B3C4A5, #A5C4B6
Tetradic#C4B6A5, #A5C4A6, #A5B3C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECE3EC
Lighter +10%#D8C4D8
Darker −10%#B086AE
Darker −20%#9C679A
Darker −30%#7E527C
Darker −40%#5F3E5E
More saturated +25%#D792D4
Less saturated −25%#B4B4B4

Channel breakdown

R196
G165
B195
Red196 (76.9%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue301.94°
Saturation (HSL)20.81%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C4 · G A5 · B C3

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