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Recognised as Colour

#B172AD

  • #B172AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B172AD is a magenta with RGB values 177, 114, 173 and HSL 304°, 29%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B172AD#B172AD
HEX#B172AD
RGBrgb(177, 114, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.4471, 0.6784
RGB percentages69.4%, 44.7%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(303.8, 28.8%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.8, 35.6%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 35.6%, 2.3%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,629,229
CSS custom property--colour: #B172AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#4E8D52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F82AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F8AABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B57788no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17Pale violetred · ΔE 24.8Orchid · ΔE 25.6Medium purple · ΔE 29Violet · ΔE 30.1Hot pink · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72B176
Analogous#9672B1, #B1728D
Triadic#ADB172, #72ADB1
Split complementary#8EB172, #72B196
Tetradic#B19572, #72B176, #728DB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF5F9
Lighter +30%#E7D5E6
Lighter +20%#D5B4D3
Lighter +10%#C393C0
Darker −10%#9B5596
Darker −20%#7A4376
Darker −30%#593156
Darker −40%#381F36
More saturated +25%#CC57C5
Less saturated −25%#968D95

Channel breakdown

R177
G114
B173
Red177 (69.4%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue303.81°
Saturation (HSL)28.77%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B1 · G 72 · B AD

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