Recognised as Colour
#C96DBD
- #C96DBD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#C96DBD is a magenta with RGB values 201, 109, 189 and HSL 308°, 46%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#C96DBD#C96DBD
HEX#C96DBD
RGBrgb(201, 109, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.4275, 0.7412
RGB percentages78.8%, 42.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(307.8, 46%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.8, 45.8%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 45.8%, 6%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,200,829
CSS custom property--colour: #C96DBD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#369242
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6DC979
Analogous#A76DC9, #C96D8F
Triadic#BDC96D, #6DBDC9
Split complementary#8FC96D, #6DC9A7
Tetradic#C9A76D, #6DC979, #6D8FC9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G109
B189
Red201 (78.8%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue307.83°
Saturation (HSL)46%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 6D · B BD
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