Recognised as Colour

#C69DBD

#C69DBD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#C69DBD is a magenta with RGB values 198, 157, 189 and HSL 313°, 26%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#C69DBD

RGBrgb(198, 157, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6157, 0.7412

RGB percentages77.6%, 61.6%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(313.2, 26.5%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(313.2, 20.7%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 20.7%, 4.5%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,016,509

CSS custom property--colour: #C69DBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.96:1

Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#396242

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9DA6BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A6ABBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original

Tritanopia#CA9FA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13.1 Plum · ΔE 17 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.6 Pink · ΔE 20.3 Light pink · ΔE 21 Dark grey · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DC6A6

Analogous#BB9DC6, #C69DA8

Triadic#BDC69D, #9DBDC6

Split complementary#A9C69D, #9DC6BB

Tetradic#C6BB9D, #9DC6A6, #9DA8C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFE

Lighter +20%#ECDDE8

Lighter +10%#D9BDD3

Darker −10%#B37DA7

Darker −20%#A05D91

Darker −30%#804A74

Darker −40%#5F3857

More saturated +25%#D98AC8

Less saturated −25%#B3B0B2

Channel breakdown

R198

G157

B189

Red198 (77.6%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue313.17°

Saturation (HSL)26.45%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G 9D · B BD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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