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Recognised as Colour

#C5AABF

  • #C5AABF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#C5AABF is a magenta with RGB values 197, 170, 191 and HSL 313°, 19%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C5AABF#C5AABF
HEX#C5AABF
RGBrgb(197, 170, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.6667, 0.749
RGB percentages77.3%, 66.7%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(313.3, 18.9%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.3, 13.7%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 13.7%, 3%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,954,303
CSS custom property--colour: #C5AABF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.88:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#3A5540

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAB0C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0B3BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C8ABB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.9Dark grey · ΔE 15.5Silver · ΔE 16.1Rosy brown · ΔE 16.7Light steelblue · ΔE 17.8Pink · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.89, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAC5B0
Analogous#BEAAC5, #C5AAB1
Triadic#BFC5AA, #AABFC5
Split complementary#B1C5AA, #AAC5BE
Tetradic#C5BEAA, #AAC5B0, #AAB1C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEE7ED
Lighter +10%#DAC8D6
Darker −10%#B08CA8
Darker −20%#9C6D91
Darker −30%#7F5776
Darker −40%#61425A
More saturated +25%#D798C9
Less saturated −25%#B7B7B7

Channel breakdown

R197
G170
B191
Red197 (77.3%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue313.33°
Saturation (HSL)18.88%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G AA · B BF

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