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Colour

#C98EB2

  • #C98EB2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#C98EB2 is a magenta with RGB values 201, 142, 178 and HSL 323°, 35%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#C98EB2#C98EB2
HEX#C98EB2
RGBrgb(201, 142, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5569, 0.698
RGB percentages78.8%, 55.7%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(323.4, 35.3%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.4, 29.4%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 29.4%, 11.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,209,266
CSS custom property--colour: #C98EB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#36714D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#919AB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA3B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D08E9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15Rosy brown · ΔE 19.9Thistle · ΔE 20.6Pale violetred · ΔE 21Light pink · ΔE 21.4Pink · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EC9A5
Analogous#C38EC9, #C98E95
Triadic#B2C98E, #8EB2C9
Split complementary#95C98E, #8EC9C3
Tetradic#C9C38E, #8EC9A5, #8E95C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF6F9
Lighter +20%#EAD3E1
Lighter +10%#D9B1CA
Darker −10%#B96B9A
Darker −20%#A34E82
Darker −30%#813D66
Darker −40%#5E2D4B
More saturated +25%#DE79B7
Less saturated −25%#B4A3AD

Channel breakdown

R201
G142
B178
Red201 (78.8%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue323.39°
Saturation (HSL)35.33%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 8E · B B2

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