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Recognised as Colour

#C5A3C6

  • #C5A3C6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#C5A3C6 is a magenta with RGB values 197, 163, 198 and HSL 298°, 23%, 71%. 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

#C5A3C6#C5A3C6
HEX#C5A3C6
RGBrgb(197, 163, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6392, 0.7765
RGB percentages77.3%, 63.9%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(298.3, 23.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.3, 17.7%, 77.6%)
CMYK0.5%, 17.7%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,952,518
CSS custom property--colour: #C5A3C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#3A5C39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1ABC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8AFC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C7A6AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 11.3Plum · ΔE 16.6Rosy brown · ΔE 21.2Light steelblue · ΔE 21.3Pink · ΔE 21.5Light pink · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 11.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A4C6A3
Analogous#B3A3C6, #C6A3B6
Triadic#C6C5A3, #A3C6C5
Split complementary#B6C6A3, #A3C6B3
Tetradic#C6B3A3, #A4C6A3, #A3B6C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDE2ED
Lighter +10%#D9C2DA
Darker −10%#B184B2
Darker −20%#9D649F
Darker −30%#7F5080
Darker −40%#603C61
More saturated +25%#D790D9
Less saturated −25%#B4B4B4

Channel breakdown

R197
G163
B198
Red197 (77.3%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue298.29°
Saturation (HSL)23.49%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G A3 · B C6

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