Recognised as Colour
#C99DCE
- #C99DCE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C99DCE is a magenta with RGB values 201, 157, 206 and HSL 294°, 33%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C99DCE#C99DCE
HEX#C99DCE
RGBrgb(201, 157, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6157, 0.8078
RGB percentages78.8%, 61.6%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(293.9, 33.3%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.9, 23.8%, 80.8%)
CMYK2.4%, 23.8%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,213,134
CSS custom property--colour: #C99DCE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.2:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#366231
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A2CE9D
Analogous#B19DCE, #CE9DBB
Triadic#CEC99D, #9DCEC9
Split complementary#BACE9D, #9DCEB1
Tetradic#CEB19D, #A2CE9D, #9DBACE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G157
B206
Red201 (78.8%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue293.88°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G 9D · B CE
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