Recognised as Colour

#C6A3C6

#C6A3C6
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#C6A3C6 is a magenta with RGB values 198, 163, 198 and HSL 300°, 23%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#C6A3C6

RGBrgb(198, 163, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6392, 0.7765

RGB percentages77.6%, 63.9%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(300, 23.5%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 17.7%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 17.7%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,018,054

CSS custom property--colour: #C6A3C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.46:1

Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#395C39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A1ABC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8AFC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C8A6AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 11.3 Plum · ΔE 16.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.1 Pink · ΔE 21.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.6 Light pink · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A3C6A3

Analogous#B4A3C6, #C6A3B4

Triadic#C6C6A3, #A3C6C6

Split complementary#B4C6A3, #A3C6B4

Tetradic#C6B4A3, #A3C6A3, #A3B4C6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDE2ED

Lighter +10%#DAC2DA

Darker −10%#B284B2

Darker −20%#9F649F

Darker −30%#805080

Darker −40%#613C61

More saturated +25%#D990D9

Less saturated −25%#B4B4B4

Channel breakdown

R198

G163

B198

Red198 (77.6%)

Green163 (63.9%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)23.49%

Lightness70.78%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR C6 · G A3 · B C6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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