Recognised as Colour
#C6AABE
- #C6AABE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C6AABE is a magenta with RGB values 198, 170, 190 and HSL 317°, 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
#C6AABE#C6AABE
HEX#C6AABE
RGBrgb(198, 170, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6667, 0.7451
RGB percentages77.6%, 66.7%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(317.1, 19.7%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.1, 14.1%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 14.1%, 4%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,019,838
CSS custom property--colour: #C6AABE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.89:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#395541
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AAC6B2
Analogous#C0AAC6, #C6AAB0
Triadic#BEC6AA, #AABEC6
Split complementary#B0C6AA, #AAC6C0
Tetradic#C6C0AA, #AAC6B2, #AAB0C6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G170
B190
Red198 (77.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue317.14°
Saturation (HSL)19.72%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G AA · B BE
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