Recognised as Colour
#B16BA0
- #B16BA0
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#B16BA0 is a magenta with RGB values 177, 107, 160 and HSL 315°, 31%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#B16BA0#B16BA0
HEX#B16BA0
RGBrgb(177, 107, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.4196, 0.6275
RGB percentages69.4%, 42%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(314.6, 31%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.6, 39.5%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 39.5%, 9.6%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,627,424
CSS custom property--colour: #B16BA0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#4E945F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6BB17C
Analogous#9F6BB1, #B16B7D
Triadic#A0B16B, #6BA0B1
Split complementary#7DB16B, #6BB19F
Tetradic#B19F6B, #6BB17C, #6B7DB1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R177
G107
B160
Red177 (69.4%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue314.57°
Saturation (HSL)30.97%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B1 · G 6B · B A0
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