Recognised as Colour
#C8A7C5
- #C8A7C5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C8A7C5 is a magenta with RGB values 200, 167, 197 and HSL 305°, 23%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C8A7C5#C8A7C5
HEX#C8A7C5
RGBrgb(200, 167, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6549, 0.7725
RGB percentages78.4%, 65.5%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(305.5, 23.1%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.5, 16.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 16.5%, 1.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,150,149
CSS custom property--colour: #C8A7C5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43948WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.79:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#37583A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A7C8AA
Analogous#BBA7C8, #C8A7B4
Triadic#C5C8A7, #A7C5C8
Split complementary#B4C8A7, #A7C8BB
Tetradic#C8BAA7, #A7C8AA, #A7B4C8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G167
B197
Red200 (78.4%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue305.45°
Saturation (HSL)23.08%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G A7 · B C5
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