Colour

#B166A6

#B166A6
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B166A6 is a magenta with RGB values 177, 102, 166 and HSL 309°, 32%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B166A6

RGBrgb(177, 102, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.4, 0.651

RGB percentages69.4%, 40%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(308.8, 32.5%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(308.8, 42.4%, 69.4%)

CMYK0%, 42.4%, 6.2%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,626,150

CSS custom property--colour: #B166A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1

Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#4E9959

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6479A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7884A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B76A7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 21 Orchid · ΔE 22.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.9 Violet · ΔE 27.8 Medium purple · ΔE 28.6 Hot pink · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#66B171

Analogous#9666B1, #B16681

Triadic#A6B166, #66A6B1

Split complementary#81B166, #66B196

Tetradic#B19766, #66B171, #6681B1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6EDF5

Lighter +30%#E5CBE1

Lighter +20%#D3AACD

Lighter +10%#C288BA

Darker −10%#974D8C

Darker −20%#753C6D

Darker −30%#532B4D

Darker −40%#32192E

More saturated +25%#CE49BA

Less saturated −25%#948392

Channel breakdown

R177

G102

B166

Red177 (69.4%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue308.8°

Saturation (HSL)32.47%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B1 · G 66 · B A6

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Colour values

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