Recognised as Colour
#C8A6C6
- #C8A6C6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C8A6C6 is a magenta with RGB values 200, 166, 198 and HSL 304°, 24%, 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
#C8A6C6#C8A6C6
HEX#C8A6C6
RGBrgb(200, 166, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.651, 0.7765
RGB percentages78.4%, 65.1%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(303.5, 23.6%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.5, 17%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 17%, 1%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,149,894
CSS custom property--colour: #C8A6C6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.73:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#375939
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 text9.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6C8A8
Analogous#B9A6C8, #C8A6B5
Triadic#C6C8A6, #A6C6C8
Split complementary#B5C8A6, #A6C8B9
Tetradic#C8B9A6, #A6C8A8, #A6B5C8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G166
B198
Red200 (78.4%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue303.53°
Saturation (HSL)23.61%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G A6 · B C6
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