Recognised as Colour
#C8AACB
- #C8AACB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C8AACB is a magenta with RGB values 200, 170, 203 and HSL 295°, 24%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C8AACB#C8AACB
HEX#C8AACB
RGBrgb(200, 170, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6667, 0.7961
RGB percentages78.4%, 66.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(294.5, 24.1%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.5, 16.3%, 79.6%)
CMYK1.5%, 16.3%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,150,923
CSS custom property--colour: #C8AACB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.07:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#375534
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADCBAA
Analogous#B7AACB, #CBAABE
Triadic#CBC8AA, #AACBC8
Split complementary#BDCBAA, #AACBB7
Tetradic#CBB7AA, #ADCBAA, #AABECB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G170
B203
Red200 (78.4%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue294.55°
Saturation (HSL)24.09%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G AA · B CB
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