Recognised as Colour
#C8A9BA
- #C8A9BA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C8A9BA is a magenta with RGB values 200, 169, 186 and HSL 327°, 22%, 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
#C8A9BA#C8A9BA
HEX#C8A9BA
RGBrgb(200, 169, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6627, 0.7294
RGB percentages78.4%, 66.3%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(327.1, 22%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.1, 15.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 15.5%, 7%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,150,650
CSS custom property--colour: #C8A9BA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.84:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#375645
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9C8B7
Analogous#C7A9C8, #C8A9AA
Triadic#BAC8A9, #A9BAC8
Split complementary#AAC8A9, #A9C8C7
Tetradic#C8C7A9, #A9C8B7, #A9AAC8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G169
B186
Red200 (78.4%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue327.1°
Saturation (HSL)21.99%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G A9 · B BA
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