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Recognised as Colour

#C97AA4

  • #C97AA4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#C97AA4 is a magenta with RGB values 201, 122, 164 and HSL 328°, 42%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#C97AA4#C97AA4
HEX#C97AA4
RGBrgb(201, 122, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.4784, 0.6431
RGB percentages78.8%, 47.8%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(328.1, 42.2%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(328.1, 39.3%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 39.3%, 18.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,204,132
CSS custom property--colour: #C97AA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#36855B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#818BA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9498A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D37989no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 13.2Plum · ΔE 18.3Rosy brown · ΔE 25.3Light pink · ΔE 26.2Hot pink · ΔE 28.2Pink · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7AC99F
Analogous#C77AC9, #C97A7C
Triadic#A4C97A, #7AA4C9
Split complementary#7DC97A, #7AC9C7
Tetradic#C9C67A, #7AC99F, #7A7CC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5E7EE
Lighter +20%#E6C3D6
Lighter +10%#D89EBD
Darker −10%#BA568B
Darker −20%#9D4071
Darker −30%#793157
Darker −40%#55223D
More saturated +25%#E063A5
Less saturated −25%#B291A3

Channel breakdown

R201
G122
B164
Red201 (78.8%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue328.1°
Saturation (HSL)42.25%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 7A · B A4

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