Colour

#C696BC

#C696BC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C696BC is a magenta with RGB values 198, 150, 188 and HSL 313°, 30%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C696BC#C696BC

HEX#C696BC

RGBrgb(198, 150, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.5882, 0.7373

RGB percentages77.6%, 58.8%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(312.5, 29.6%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(312.5, 24.2%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 24.2%, 5.1%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,014,716

CSS custom property--colour: #C696BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.49:1

Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#396943

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#96A1BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A1A7BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CB98A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.7 Thistle · ΔE 17 Rosy brown · ΔE 21 Light pink · ΔE 22.6 Pink · ΔE 22.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#96C6A0

Analogous#B896C6, #C696A4

Triadic#BCC696, #96BCC6

Split complementary#A4C696, #96C6B8

Tetradic#C6B896, #96C6A0, #96A4C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCF9FB

Lighter +20%#EAD8E6

Lighter +10%#D8B7D1

Darker −10%#B475A7

Darker −20%#9F5790

Darker −30%#7E4572

Darker −40%#5D3354

More saturated +25%#DA82C8

Less saturated −25%#B2AAB0

Channel breakdown

R198

G150

B188

Red198 (77.6%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue312.5°

Saturation (HSL)29.63%

Lightness68.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G 96 · B BC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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