Recognised as Colour
#C99EBC
- #C99EBC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#C99EBC is a magenta with RGB values 201, 158, 188 and HSL 318°, 28%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#C99EBC#C99EBC
HEX#C99EBC
RGBrgb(201, 158, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6196, 0.7373
RGB percentages78.8%, 62%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(318.1, 28.5%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.1, 21.4%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 21.4%, 6.5%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,213,372
CSS custom property--colour: #C99EBC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#366143
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9EC9AB
Analogous#C09EC9, #C99EA7
Triadic#BCC99E, #9EBCC9
Split complementary#A7C99E, #9EC9C0
Tetradic#C9C09E, #9EC9AB, #9EA7C9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G158
B188
Red201 (78.8%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue318.14°
Saturation (HSL)28.48%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 9E · B BC
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