Recognised as Colour

#C990AD

#C990AD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#C990AD is a magenta with RGB values 201, 144, 173 and HSL 329°, 35%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#C990AD

RGBrgb(201, 144, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.5647, 0.6784

RGB percentages78.8%, 56.5%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(329.5, 34.5%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(329.5, 28.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 28.4%, 13.9%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,209,773

CSS custom property--colour: #C990AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.08:1

Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#366F52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#949BAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2A4ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D18F9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 16.1 Plum · ΔE 18.3 Light pink · ΔE 19.1 Thistle · ΔE 19.2 Pink · ΔE 20.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 16.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#90C9AC

Analogous#C890C9, #C99091

Triadic#ADC990, #90ADC9

Split complementary#91C990, #90C9C8

Tetradic#C9C890, #90C9AC, #9091C9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF7F9

Lighter +20%#EAD5E0

Lighter +10%#DAB2C6

Darker −10%#B86E94

Darker −20%#A3507A

Darker −30%#813F61

Darker −40%#5F2E47

More saturated +25%#DE7BAD

Less saturated −25%#B4A5AD

Channel breakdown

R201

G144

B173

Red201 (78.8%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue329.47°

Saturation (HSL)34.55%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 90 · B AD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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