Recognised as Colour
#C4ABC8
- #C4ABC8
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C4ABC8 is a magenta with RGB values 196, 171, 200 and HSL 292°, 21%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C4ABC8#C4ABC8
HEX#C4ABC8
RGBrgb(196, 171, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.6706, 0.7843
RGB percentages76.9%, 67.1%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(291.7, 20.9%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.7, 14.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK2%, 14.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,889,032
CSS custom property--colour: #C4ABC8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.01:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#3B5437
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AFC8AB
Analogous#B5ABC8, #C8ABBD
Triadic#C8C4AB, #ABC8C4
Split complementary#BDC8AB, #ABC8B6
Tetradic#C8B5AB, #AFC8AB, #ABBDC8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G171
B200
Red196 (76.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue291.72°
Saturation (HSL)20.86%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G AB · B C8
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