Colour
#C8B7C5
- #C8B7C5
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#C8B7C5 is a magenta with RGB values 200, 183, 197 and HSL 311°, 13%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C8B7C5#C8B7C5
HEX#C8B7C5
RGBrgb(200, 183, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.7176, 0.7725
RGB percentages78.4%, 71.8%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(310.6, 13.4%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.6, 8.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 8.5%, 1.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,154,245
CSS custom property--colour: #C8B7C5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.04:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#37483A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B7C8BA
Analogous#C2B7C8, #C8B7BD
Triadic#C5C8B7, #B7C5C8
Split complementary#BDC8B7, #B7C8C2
Tetradic#C8C3B7, #B7C8BA, #B7BDC8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R200
G183
B197
Red200 (78.4%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue310.59°
Saturation (HSL)13.39%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G B7 · B C5
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