Colour
#B16AA1
- #B16AA1
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#B16AA1 is a magenta with RGB values 177, 106, 161 and HSL 314°, 31%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#B16AA1#B16AA1
HEX#B16AA1
RGBrgb(177, 106, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.4157, 0.6314
RGB percentages69.4%, 41.6%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(313.5, 31.3%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.5, 40.1%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 40.1%, 9%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,627,169
CSS custom property--colour: #B16AA1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#4E955E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6AB17A
Analogous#9E6AB1, #B16A7D
Triadic#A1B16A, #6AA1B1
Split complementary#7EB16A, #6AB19E
Tetradic#B19E6A, #6AB17A, #6A7DB1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R177
G106
B161
Red177 (69.4%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue313.52°
Saturation (HSL)31.28%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B1 · G 6A · B A1
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