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Recognised as Colour

#C6AEC4

  • #C6AEC4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#C6AEC4 is a magenta with RGB values 198, 174, 196 and HSL 305°, 17%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C6AEC4#C6AEC4
HEX#C6AEC4
RGBrgb(198, 174, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6824, 0.7686
RGB percentages77.6%, 68.2%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(305, 17.4%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305, 12.1%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 12.1%, 1%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,020,868
CSS custom property--colour: #C6AEC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.25:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#39513B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADB3C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2B6C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C8AFB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 6.5Silver · ΔE 15.4Dark grey · ΔE 15.5Light steelblue · ΔE 16.3Rosy brown · ΔE 18.3Light grey · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 6.52, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEC6B0
Analogous#BCAEC6, #C6AEB8
Triadic#C4C6AE, #AEC4C6
Split complementary#B8C6AE, #AEC6BC
Tetradic#C6BCAE, #AEC6B0, #AEB8C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0EAF0
Lighter +10%#DBCCDA
Darker −10%#B190AE
Darker −20%#9C7298
Darker −30%#815A7D
Darker −40%#634560
More saturated +25%#D79DD2
Less saturated −25%#BABABA

Channel breakdown

R198
G174
B196
Red198 (77.6%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue305°
Saturation (HSL)17.39%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G AE · B C4

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