Recognised as Colour

#C988AB

#C988AB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C988AB is a magenta with RGB values 201, 136, 171 and HSL 328°, 38%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C988AB#C988AB

HEX#C988AB

RGBrgb(201, 136, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5333, 0.6706

RGB percentages78.8%, 53.3%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(327.7, 37.6%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(327.7, 32.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 32.3%, 14.9%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,207,723

CSS custom property--colour: #C988AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.59:1

Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#367754

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8D95ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#9C9FA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D28794no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 18.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.8 Light pink · ΔE 21.6 Thistle · ΔE 23.2 Pink · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#88C9A6

Analogous#C688C9, #C9888B

Triadic#ABC988, #88ABC9

Split complementary#8BC988, #88C9C6

Tetradic#C9C688, #88C9A6, #888BC9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F1F5

Lighter +20%#E9CEDD

Lighter +10%#D9ABC4

Darker −10%#B96592

Darker −20%#A24979

Darker −30%#7F395F

Darker −40%#5B2A44

More saturated +25%#DF72AD

Less saturated −25%#B39EA9

Channel breakdown

R201

G136

B171

Red201 (78.8%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue327.69°

Saturation (HSL)37.57%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 88 · B AB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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