Colour

#B1789F

#B1789F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B1789F is a magenta with RGB values 177, 120, 159 and HSL 319°, 27%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B1789F

RGBrgb(177, 120, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.4706, 0.6235

RGB percentages69.4%, 47.1%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(318.9, 26.8%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(318.9, 32.2%, 69.4%)

CMYK0%, 32.2%, 10.2%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,630,751

CSS custom property--colour: #B1789F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.06:1

Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#4E8760

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A84A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Deuteranopia#878D9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B77986no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.6 Thistle · ΔE 27.5 Light pink · ΔE 29.1 Pink · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78B18A

Analogous#A678B1, #B17883

Triadic#9FB178, #789FB1

Split complementary#83B178, #78B1A6

Tetradic#B1A678, #78B18A, #7883B1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCF9FB

Lighter +30%#E9D9E4

Lighter +20%#D6B9CD

Lighter +10%#C498B6

Darker −10%#9C5A87

Darker −20%#7C476B

Darker −30%#5B354F

Darker −40%#3B2233

More saturated +25%#CC5DA9

Less saturated −25%#969395

Channel breakdown

R177

G120

B159

Red177 (69.4%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue318.95°

Saturation (HSL)26.76%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B1 · G 78 · B 9F

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