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Recognised as Colour

#C6AFCA

  • #C6AFCA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#C6AFCA is a magenta with RGB values 198, 175, 202 and HSL 291°, 20%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#C6AFCA#C6AFCA
HEX#C6AFCA
RGBrgb(198, 175, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6863, 0.7922
RGB percentages77.6%, 68.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(291.1, 20.3%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.1, 13.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK2%, 13.4%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,021,130
CSS custom property--colour: #C6AFCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4693WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.39:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#395035

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADB5CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1B7C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C7B1B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 6.1Light steelblue · ΔE 15.7Silver · ΔE 17.3Dark grey · ΔE 17.6Light grey · ΔE 19.8Lavender · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 6.1, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3CAAF
Analogous#B8AFCA, #CAAFC1
Triadic#CAC6AF, #AFCAC6
Split complementary#C1CAAF, #AFCAB9
Tetradic#CAB9AF, #B3CAAF, #AFC1CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2ECF3
Lighter +10%#DCCEDE
Darker −10%#B090B6
Darker −20%#9A72A1
Darker −30%#805987
Darker −40%#634568
More saturated +25%#D29EDB
Less saturated −25%#BDBDBD

Channel breakdown

R198
G175
B202
Red198 (77.6%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue291.11°
Saturation (HSL)20.3%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C6 · G AF · B CA

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