Colour
#C97BAC
- #C97BAC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C97BAC is a magenta with RGB values 201, 123, 172 and HSL 322°, 42%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C97BAC#C97BAC
HEX#C97BAC
RGBrgb(201, 123, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.4824, 0.6745
RGB percentages78.8%, 48.2%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(322.3, 41.9%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.3, 38.8%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 38.8%, 14.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,204,396
CSS custom property--colour: #C97BAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#368453
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7BC998
Analogous#BF7BC9, #C97B85
Triadic#ACC97B, #7BACC9
Split complementary#85C97B, #7BC9BF
Tetradic#C9BF7B, #7BC998, #7B85C9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G123
B172
Red201 (78.8%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue322.31°
Saturation (HSL)41.94%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 7B · B AC
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