Colour

#C97DAE

#C97DAE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C97DAE is a magenta with RGB values 201, 125, 174 and HSL 321°, 41%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#C97DAE

RGBrgb(201, 125, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.4902, 0.6824

RGB percentages78.8%, 49%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(321.3, 41.3%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(321.3, 37.8%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 37.8%, 13.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,204,910

CSS custom property--colour: #C97DAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.03:1

Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#368251

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#818EB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Deuteranopia#949AACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Tritanopia#D27E8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 16.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 28.1 Light pink · ΔE 28.1 Orchid · ΔE 28.1 Hot pink · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7DC998

Analogous#BE7DC9, #C97D88

Triadic#AEC97D, #7DAEC9

Split complementary#88C97D, #7DC9BE

Tetradic#C9BE7D, #7DC998, #7D88C9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6E9F1

Lighter +20%#E7C5DB

Lighter +10%#D8A1C4

Darker −10%#BA5998

Darker −20%#9E427D

Darker −30%#7A3361

Darker −40%#562444

More saturated +25%#E066B5

Less saturated −25%#B294A7

Channel breakdown

R201

G125

B174

Red201 (78.8%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue321.32°

Saturation (HSL)41.3%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 7D · B AE

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Colour values

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