Colour
#C6AABC
- #C6AABC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C6AABC is a magenta with RGB values 198, 170, 188 and HSL 321°, 20%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C6AABC#C6AABC
HEX#C6AABC
RGBrgb(198, 170, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6667, 0.7373
RGB percentages77.6%, 66.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(321.4, 19.7%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.4, 14.1%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 14.1%, 5.1%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,019,836
CSS custom property--colour: #C6AABC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.88:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#395543
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AAC6B4
Analogous#C2AAC6, #C6AAAE
Triadic#BCC6AA, #AABCC6
Split complementary#AEC6AA, #AAC6C2
Tetradic#C6C2AA, #AAC6B4, #AAAEC6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G170
B188
Red198 (77.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue321.43°
Saturation (HSL)19.72%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G AA · B BC
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