Colour

#C97DA8

#C97DA8
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#C97DA8 is a magenta with RGB values 201, 125, 168 and HSL 326°, 41%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#C97DA8

RGBrgb(201, 125, 168)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.4902, 0.6588

RGB percentages78.8%, 49%, 65.9%

HSLhsl(326.1, 41.3%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(326.1, 37.8%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 37.8%, 16.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,204,904

CSS custom property--colour: #C97DA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1

Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#368257

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#828DAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#9599A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D27C8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14.8 Plum · ΔE 16.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.2 Light pink · ΔE 26 Pink · ΔE 28.3 Hot pink · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 14.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7DC99E

Analogous#C47DC9, #C97D82

Triadic#A8C97D, #7DA8C9

Split complementary#82C97D, #7DC9C4

Tetradic#C9C47D, #7DC99E, #7D82C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6E9F0

Lighter +20%#E7C5D8

Lighter +10%#D8A1C0

Darker −10%#BA5990

Darker −20%#9E4276

Darker −30%#7A335B

Darker −40%#562440

More saturated +25%#E066AB

Less saturated −25%#B294A5

Channel breakdown

R201

G125

B168

Red201 (78.8%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue168 (65.9%)

Hue326.05°

Saturation (HSL)41.3%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 7D · B A8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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