Recognised as Colour

#C99EB4

#C99EB4
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#C99EB4 is a magenta with RGB values 201, 158, 180 and HSL 329°, 28%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#C99EB4

RGBrgb(201, 158, 180)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6196, 0.7059

RGB percentages78.8%, 62%, 70.6%

HSLhsl(329.3, 28.5%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(329.3, 21.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 21.4%, 10.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,213,364

CSS custom property--colour: #C99EB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1

Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#36614B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A1A6B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#ABACB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CF9EA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 12.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 13.5 Pink · ΔE 17.1 Light pink · ΔE 17.6 Dark grey · ΔE 20.2 Plum · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9EC9B3

Analogous#C89EC9, #C99E9F

Triadic#B4C99E, #9EB4C9

Split complementary#9FC99E, #9EC9C8

Tetradic#C9C89E, #9EC9B3, #9E9FC9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDE0E7

Lighter +10%#DBBFCD

Darker −10%#B77D9B

Darker −20%#A55C81

Darker −30%#844A68

Darker −40%#64374E

More saturated +25%#DC8BB4

Less saturated −25%#B6B1B4

Channel breakdown

R201

G158

B180

Red201 (78.8%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue180 (70.6%)

Hue329.3°

Saturation (HSL)28.48%

Lightness70.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 9E · B B4

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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