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Recognised as Colour

#CAADC6

  • #CAADC6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#CAADC6 is a magenta with RGB values 202, 173, 198 and HSL 308°, 21%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CAADC6#CAADC6
HEX#CAADC6
RGBrgb(202, 173, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6784, 0.7765
RGB percentages79.2%, 67.8%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(308.3, 21.5%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.3, 14.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 14.4%, 2%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,282,758
CSS custom property--colour: #CAADC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.3:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#355239

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACB3C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2B7C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CDAFB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 6.4Silver · ΔE 17.7Dark grey · ΔE 17.9Light steelblue · ΔE 17.9Pink · ΔE 18.1Rosy brown · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 6.42, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADCAB1
Analogous#BFADCA, #CAADB8
Triadic#C6CAAD, #ADC6CA
Split complementary#B8CAAD, #ADCABF
Tetradic#CABFAD, #ADCAB1, #ADB8CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2EBF1
Lighter +10%#DECCDC
Darker −10%#B68EB0
Darker −20%#A26F9B
Darker −30%#875780
Darker −40%#684363
More saturated +25%#DB9CD2
Less saturated −25%#BCBCBC

Channel breakdown

R202
G173
B198
Red202 (79.2%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue308.28°
Saturation (HSL)21.48%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G AD · B C6

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