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Recognised as Colour

#C678A4

  • #C678A4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#C678A4 is a magenta with RGB values 198, 120, 164 and HSL 326°, 41%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#C678A4#C678A4
HEX#C678A4
RGBrgb(198, 120, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.4706, 0.6431
RGB percentages77.6%, 47.1%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(326.2, 40.6%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.2, 39.4%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 39.4%, 17.2%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,007,012
CSS custom property--colour: #C678A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#39875B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E89A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9195A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D07788no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14.2Plum · ΔE 18.1Rosy brown · ΔE 26.2Light pink · ΔE 27.6Hot pink · ΔE 28.2Pink · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 14.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78C69A
Analogous#C178C6, #C6787D
Triadic#A4C678, #78A4C6
Split complementary#7DC678, #78C6C1
Tetradic#C6C178, #78C69A, #787DC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3E4ED
Lighter +20%#E4C0D4
Lighter +10%#D59CBC
Darker −10%#B7548C
Darker −20%#984072
Darker −30%#743157
Darker −40%#50223C
More saturated +25%#DE60A7
Less saturated −25%#AE90A1

Channel breakdown

R198
G120
B164
Red198 (77.6%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue326.15°
Saturation (HSL)40.63%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G 78 · B A4

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