Recognised as Colour
#C6A3B6
- #C6A3B6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C6A3B6 is a magenta with RGB values 198, 163, 182 and HSL 327°, 23%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C6A3B6#C6A3B6
HEX#C6A3B6
RGBrgb(198, 163, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6392, 0.7137
RGB percentages77.6%, 63.9%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(327.4, 23.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.4, 17.7%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 17.7%, 8.1%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,018,038
CSS custom property--colour: #C6A3B6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41578WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.32:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#395C49
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A3C6B3
Analogous#C5A3C6, #C6A3A4
Triadic#B6C6A3, #A3B6C6
Split complementary#A4C6A3, #A3C6C5
Tetradic#C6C5A3, #A3C6B3, #A3A4C6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G163
B182
Red198 (77.6%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue327.43°
Saturation (HSL)23.49%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G A3 · B B6
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