Colour

#C693BC

#C693BC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C693BC is a magenta with RGB values 198, 147, 188 and HSL 312°, 31%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C693BC#C693BC

HEX#C693BC

RGBrgb(198, 147, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.5765, 0.7373

RGB percentages77.6%, 57.6%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(311.8, 30.9%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(311.8, 25.8%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 25.8%, 5.1%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,013,948

CSS custom property--colour: #C693BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1

Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#396C43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#939EBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9EA5BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CB95A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.4 Thistle · ΔE 18.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.5 Light pink · ΔE 23.6 Pink · ΔE 23.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#93C69D

Analogous#B793C6, #C693A3

Triadic#BCC693, #93BCC6

Split complementary#A3C693, #93C6B6

Tetradic#C6B693, #93C69D, #93A3C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF7FA

Lighter +20%#E9D6E5

Lighter +10%#D8B4D1

Darker −10%#B472A7

Darker −20%#9F5490

Darker −30%#7E4272

Darker −40%#5C3154

More saturated +25%#DB7EC9

Less saturated −25%#B1A8AF

Channel breakdown

R198

G147

B188

Red198 (77.6%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue311.76°

Saturation (HSL)30.91%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G 93 · B BC

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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