Colour
#C5A8BF
- #C5A8BF
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C5A8BF is a magenta with RGB values 197, 168, 191 and HSL 312°, 20%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C5A8BF#C5A8BF
HEX#C5A8BF
RGBrgb(197, 168, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6588, 0.749
RGB percentages77.3%, 65.9%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(312.4, 20%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.4, 14.7%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 14.7%, 3%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,953,791
CSS custom property--colour: #C5A8BF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.73:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#3A5740
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8C5AE
Analogous#BCA8C5, #C5A8B0
Triadic#BFC5A8, #A8BFC5
Split complementary#B1C5A8, #A8C5BC
Tetradic#C5BCA8, #A8C5AE, #A8B1C5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G168
B191
Red197 (77.3%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue312.41°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G A8 · B BF
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