Colour

#C78EBC

#C78EBC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C78EBC is a magenta with RGB values 199, 142, 188 and HSL 312°, 34%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#C78EBC

RGBrgb(199, 142, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.5569, 0.7373

RGB percentages78%, 55.7%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(311.6, 33.7%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(311.6, 28.6%, 78%)

CMYK0%, 28.6%, 5.5%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,078,204

CSS custom property--colour: #C78EBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1

Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#387143

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8E9BBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9BA3BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CC919Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.7 Thistle · ΔE 22.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.1 Light pink · ΔE 25.4 Pink · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8EC799

Analogous#B68EC7, #C78EA0

Triadic#BCC78E, #8EBCC7

Split complementary#A0C78E, #8EC7B6

Tetradic#C7B68E, #8EC799, #8EA0C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF4F9

Lighter +20%#E9D2E4

Lighter +10%#D8B0D0

Darker −10%#B66CA8

Darker −20%#A04F90

Darker −30%#7E3E71

Darker −40%#5C2D53

More saturated +25%#DC79C9

Less saturated −25%#B2A3AF

Channel breakdown

R199

G142

B188

Red199 (78%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue311.58°

Saturation (HSL)33.73%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C7 · G 8E · B BC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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