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Recognised as Colour

#C887AB

  • #C887AB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C887AB is a magenta with RGB values 200, 135, 171 and HSL 327°, 37%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C887AB#C887AB
HEX#C887AB
RGBrgb(200, 135, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.5294, 0.6706
RGB percentages78.4%, 52.9%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(326.8, 37.1%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.8, 32.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 32.5%, 14.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,141,931
CSS custom property--colour: #C887AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32548WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#377854

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B94ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B9EA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D08794no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.4Pale violetred · ΔE 18.1Rosy brown · ΔE 20.3Light pink · ΔE 22.3Thistle · ΔE 23.6Pink · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87C8A4
Analogous#C487C8, #C8878B
Triadic#ABC887, #87ABC8
Split complementary#8BC887, #87C8C4
Tetradic#C8C587, #87C8A4, #878BC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F0F4
Lighter +20%#E8CDDC
Lighter +10%#D8AAC3
Darker −10%#B86493
Darker −20%#A04979
Darker −30%#7D395F
Darker −40%#5A2944
More saturated +25%#DE71AD
Less saturated −25%#B29DA9

Channel breakdown

R200
G135
B171
Red200 (78.4%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue326.77°
Saturation (HSL)37.14%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G 87 · B AB

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