Recognised as Colour
#B09CA8
- #B09CA8
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B09CA8 is a magenta with RGB values 176, 156, 168 and HSL 324°, 11%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B09CA8#B09CA8
HEX#B09CA8
RGBrgb(176, 156, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6118, 0.6588
RGB percentages69%, 61.2%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(324, 11.2%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324, 11.4%, 69%)
CMYK0%, 11.4%, 4.5%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,574,440
CSS custom property--colour: #B09CA8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.17:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#4F6357
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CB0A4
Analogous#AE9CB0, #B09C9E
Triadic#A8B09C, #9CA8B0
Split complementary#9EB09C, #9CB0AE
Tetradic#B0AE9C, #9CB0A4, #9C9EB0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R176
G156
B168
Red176 (69%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue324°
Saturation (HSL)11.24%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B0 · G 9C · B A8
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