Colour

#C679B8

#C679B8
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C679B8 is a magenta with RGB values 198, 121, 184 and HSL 311°, 40%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#C679B8

RGBrgb(198, 121, 184)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.4745, 0.7216

RGB percentages77.6%, 47.5%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(310.9, 40.3%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(310.9, 38.9%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 38.9%, 7.1%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,007,288

CSS custom property--colour: #C679B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.83:1

Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#398647

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#788CBAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C97B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CD7D90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.3 Orchid · ΔE 21.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.9 Violet · ΔE 25.1 Hot pink · ΔE 27.2 Medium purple · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#79C687

Analogous#AE79C6, #C67991

Triadic#B8C679, #79B8C6

Split complementary#91C679, #79C6AE

Tetradic#C6AE79, #79C687, #7991C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4E4F1

Lighter +20%#E4C1DE

Lighter +10%#D59DCB

Darker −10%#B755A5

Darker −20%#984188

Darker −30%#743268

Darker −40%#512248

More saturated +25%#DE61C7

Less saturated −25%#AE91A9

Channel breakdown

R198

G121

B184

Red198 (77.6%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue310.91°

Saturation (HSL)40.31%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G 79 · B B8

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