Colour
#C8ABCC
- #C8ABCC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C8ABCC is a magenta with RGB values 200, 171, 204 and HSL 293°, 24%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C8ABCC#C8ABCC
HEX#C8ABCC
RGBrgb(200, 171, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.6706, 0.8
RGB percentages78.4%, 67.1%, 80%
HSLhsl(292.7, 24.4%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.7, 16.2%, 80%)
CMYK2%, 16.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,151,180
CSS custom property--colour: #C8ABCC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.15:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#375433
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AFCCAB
Analogous#B8ABCC, #CCABC0
Triadic#CCC8AB, #ABCCC8
Split complementary#C0CCAB, #ABCCB8
Tetradic#CCB8AB, #AFCCAB, #ABC0CC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G171
B204
Red200 (78.4%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue292.73°
Saturation (HSL)24.44%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C8 · G AB · B CC
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