Recognised as Colour
#C7A7BF
- #C7A7BF
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C7A7BF is a magenta with RGB values 199, 167, 191 and HSL 315°, 22%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C7A7BF#C7A7BF
HEX#C7A7BF
RGBrgb(199, 167, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.6549, 0.749
RGB percentages78%, 65.5%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(315, 22.2%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315, 16.1%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 16.1%, 4%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,084,607
CSS custom property--colour: #C7A7BF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.71:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#385840
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A7C7AF
Analogous#BFA7C7, #C7A7AF
Triadic#BFC7A7, #A7BFC7
Split complementary#AFC7A7, #A7C7BF
Tetradic#C7BFA7, #A7C7AF, #A7AFC7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G167
B191
Red199 (78%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue315°
Saturation (HSL)22.22%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G A7 · B BF
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