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Recognised as Colour

#C98ABE

  • #C98ABE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C98ABE is a magenta with RGB values 201, 138, 190 and HSL 310°, 37%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C98ABE#C98ABE
HEX#C98ABE
RGBrgb(201, 138, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5412, 0.7451
RGB percentages78.8%, 54.1%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(310.5, 36.8%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.5, 31.3%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 31.3%, 5.5%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,208,254
CSS custom property--colour: #C98ABE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.86:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#367541

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8999C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#98A2BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CF8D9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 9.4Pale violetred · ΔE 22.7Thistle · ΔE 25.5Light pink · ΔE 27.8Rosy brown · ΔE 28.5Orchid · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.37, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AC995
Analogous#B58AC9, #C98A9E
Triadic#BEC98A, #8ABEC9
Split complementary#9FC98A, #8AC9B5
Tetradic#C9B48A, #8AC995, #8A9EC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F3F8
Lighter +20%#E9D0E5
Lighter +10%#D9ADD1
Darker −10%#B967AB
Darker −20%#A24B93
Darker −30%#7F3B73
Darker −40%#5C2B54
More saturated +25%#DE75CC
Less saturated −25%#B49FB0

Channel breakdown

R201
G138
B190
Red201 (78.8%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue310.48°
Saturation (HSL)36.84%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 8A · B BE

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