Colour
#C68BCB
- #C68BCB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C68BCB is a magenta with RGB values 198, 139, 203 and HSL 295°, 38%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C68BCB#C68BCB
HEX#C68BCB
RGBrgb(198, 139, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.5451, 0.7961
RGB percentages77.6%, 54.5%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(295.3, 38.1%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.3, 31.5%, 79.6%)
CMYK2.5%, 31.5%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,011,915
CSS custom property--colour: #C68BCB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34783WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.96:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#397434
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#90CB8B
Analogous#A68BCB, #CB8BB0
Triadic#CBC68B, #8BCBC6
Split complementary#B0CB8B, #8BCBA6
Tetradic#CBA68B, #90CB8B, #8BB0CB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G139
B203
Red198 (77.6%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue295.31°
Saturation (HSL)38.1%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G 8B · B CB
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