Recognised as Colour

#C989AB

#C989AB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C989AB is a magenta with RGB values 201, 137, 171 and HSL 328°, 37%, 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

#C989AB#C989AB

HEX#C989AB

RGBrgb(201, 137, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5373, 0.6706

RGB percentages78.8%, 53.7%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(328.1, 37.2%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(328.1, 31.8%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 31.8%, 14.9%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,207,979

CSS custom property--colour: #C989AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33249WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1

Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#367654

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8E96ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9DA0A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Tritanopia#D28895no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 18.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.2 Light pink · ΔE 21.2 Thistle · ΔE 22.7 Pink · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#89C9A7

Analogous#C789C9, #C9898B

Triadic#ABC989, #89ABC9

Split complementary#8BC989, #89C9C7

Tetradic#C9C789, #89C9A7, #898BC9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F2F6

Lighter +20%#E9CFDD

Lighter +10%#D9ACC4

Darker −10%#B96692

Darker −20%#A24A79

Darker −30%#7F3A5F

Darker −40%#5C2A45

More saturated +25%#DF73AC

Less saturated −25%#B39EAA

Channel breakdown

R201

G137

B171

Red201 (78.8%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue328.13°

Saturation (HSL)37.21%

Lightness66.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 89 · B AB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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