Colour

#C89EB3

#C89EB3
Red
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#C89EB3 is a red with RGB values 200, 158, 179 and HSL 330°, 28%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#C89EB3

RGBrgb(200, 158, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6196, 0.702

RGB percentages78.4%, 62%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(330, 27.6%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330, 21%, 78.4%)

CMYK0%, 21%, 10.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,147,827

CSS custom property--colour: #C89EB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9:1

Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#37614C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A1A6B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#AAACB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CE9DA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 12.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 13.1 Pink · ΔE 17.1 Light pink · ΔE 17.7 Dark grey · ΔE 19.6 Silver · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9EC8B3

Analogous#C89EC8, #C89E9E

Triadic#B3C89E, #9EB3C8

Split complementary#9EC89E, #9EC8C8

Tetradic#C8C89E, #9EC8B3, #9E9EC8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDDFE6

Lighter +10%#DABFCC

Darker −10%#B67D9A

Darker −20%#A35D80

Darker −30%#834A66

Darker −40%#62384D

More saturated +25%#DB8BB3

Less saturated −25%#B5B1B3

Channel breakdown

R200

G158

B179

Red200 (78.4%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue330°

Saturation (HSL)27.63%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C8 · G 9E · B B3

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Colour values

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