Colour
#C879B8
- #C879B8
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C879B8 is a magenta with RGB values 200, 121, 184 and HSL 312°, 42%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C879B8#C879B8
HEX#C879B8
RGBrgb(200, 121, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.4745, 0.7216
RGB percentages78.4%, 47.5%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(312.2, 41.8%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.2, 39.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 39.5%, 8%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,138,360
CSS custom property--colour: #C879B8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.88:1
Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#378647
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#79C889
Analogous#B079C8, #C87991
Triadic#B8C879, #79B8C8
Split complementary#91C879, #79C8B0
Tetradic#C8B179, #79C889, #7991C8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G121
B184
Red200 (78.4%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue312.15°
Saturation (HSL)41.8%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G 79 · B B8
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page