Recognised as Colour
#C6ABC8
- #C6ABC8
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C6ABC8 is a magenta with RGB values 198, 171, 200 and HSL 296°, 21%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C6ABC8#C6ABC8
HEX#C6ABC8
RGBrgb(198, 171, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6706, 0.7843
RGB percentages77.6%, 67.1%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(295.9, 20.9%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.9, 14.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK1%, 14.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,020,104
CSS custom property--colour: #C6ABC8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.06:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#395437
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADC8AB
Analogous#B7ABC8, #C8ABBB
Triadic#C8C6AB, #ABC8C6
Split complementary#BBC8AB, #ABC8B7
Tetradic#C8B7AB, #ADC8AB, #ABBBC8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G171
B200
Red198 (77.6%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue295.86°
Saturation (HSL)20.86%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G AB · B C8
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