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Colour

#B17FB1

  • #B17FB1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B17FB1 is a magenta with RGB values 177, 127, 177 and HSL 300°, 24%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B17FB1#B17FB1
HEX#B17FB1
RGBrgb(177, 127, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.498, 0.6941
RGB percentages69.4%, 49.8%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(300, 24.3%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 28.2%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 28.2%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,632,561
CSS custom property--colour: #B17FB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.54:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#4E804E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C8CB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8792AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B48391no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.9Pale violetred · ΔE 26.1Thistle · ΔE 26.9Rosy brown · ΔE 27.9Light slate grey · ΔE 31.2Slate grey · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7FB17F
Analogous#987FB1, #B17F98
Triadic#B1B17F, #7FB1B1
Split complementary#98B17F, #7FB198
Tetradic#B1987F, #7FB17F, #7F98B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#EBDEEB
Lighter +20%#D8BED8
Lighter +10%#C49FC4
Darker −10%#9D609D
Darker −20%#7E4C7E
Darker −30%#5E395E
Darker −40%#3E263E
More saturated +25%#CB65CB
Less saturated −25%#989898

Channel breakdown

R177
G127
B177
Red177 (69.4%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)24.27%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 7F · B B1

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