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Colour

#CBABC6

  • #CBABC6
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#CBABC6 is a magenta with RGB values 203, 171, 198 and HSL 309°, 24%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#CBABC6#CBABC6
HEX#CBABC6
RGBrgb(203, 171, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.6706, 0.7765
RGB percentages79.6%, 67.1%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(309.4, 23.5%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.4, 15.8%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 15.8%, 2.5%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,347,782
CSS custom property--colour: #CBABC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.459WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.18:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#345439

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAB2C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1B6C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#CEADB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.3Pink · ΔE 18.1Rosy brown · ΔE 18.8Light steelblue · ΔE 19.1Silver · ΔE 19.3Dark grey · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.27, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABCBB0
Analogous#C0ABCB, #CBABB6
Triadic#C6CBAB, #ABC6CB
Split complementary#B6CBAB, #ABCBC0
Tetradic#CBC0AB, #ABCBB0, #ABB6CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2EAF1
Lighter +10%#DFCBDB
Darker −10%#B78BB1
Darker −20%#A46C9B
Darker −30%#885580
Darker −40%#694163
More saturated +25%#DC9AD2
Less saturated −25%#BBBBBB

Channel breakdown

R203
G171
B198
Red203 (79.6%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue309.37°
Saturation (HSL)23.53%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G AB · B C6

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