Colour

#C88CBE

#C88CBE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C88CBE is a magenta with RGB values 200, 140, 190 and HSL 310°, 35%, 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

#C88CBE#C88CBE

HEX#C88CBE

RGBrgb(200, 140, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.549, 0.7451

RGB percentages78.4%, 54.9%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(310, 35.3%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(310, 30%, 78.4%)

CMYK0%, 30%, 5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,143,230

CSS custom property--colour: #C88CBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.95:1

Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#377341

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B9AC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#99A2BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CD8F9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 9.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.3 Thistle · ΔE 24 Light pink · ΔE 27 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.3 Pink · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.5, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CC896

Analogous#B48CC8, #C88CA0

Triadic#BEC88C, #8CBEC8

Split complementary#A0C88C, #8CC8B4

Tetradic#C8B48C, #8CC896, #8CA0C8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF4F9

Lighter +20%#E9D1E5

Lighter +10%#D9AFD2

Darker −10%#B86AAB

Darker −20%#A14D93

Darker −30%#7F3D73

Darker −40%#5C2C54

More saturated +25%#DD77CC

Less saturated −25%#B3A1B0

Channel breakdown

R200

G140

B190

Red200 (78.4%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue310°

Saturation (HSL)35.29%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C8 · G 8C · B BE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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