Colour

#B18EAC

#B18EAC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B18EAC is a magenta with RGB values 177, 142, 172 and HSL 309°, 18%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B18EAC

RGBrgb(177, 142, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.5569, 0.6745

RGB percentages69.4%, 55.7%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(308.6, 18.3%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(308.6, 19.8%, 69.4%)

CMYK0%, 19.8%, 2.8%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,636,396

CSS custom property--colour: #B18EAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1

Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#4E7153

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8D96ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#959AABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B49098no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 17.4 Thistle · ΔE 17.8 Plum · ΔE 20.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9 Dark grey · ΔE 22.2 Slate grey · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 17.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8EB193

Analogous#A48EB1, #B18E9B

Triadic#ACB18E, #8EACB1

Split complementary#9BB18E, #8EB1A4

Tetradic#B1A48E, #8EB193, #8E9BB1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFE9EE

Lighter +20%#DBCAD8

Lighter +10%#C6ACC2

Darker −10%#9C7096

Darker −20%#80597B

Darker −30%#62445E

Darker −40%#442F41

More saturated +25%#C976BD

Less saturated −25%#A0A0A0

Channel breakdown

R177

G142

B172

Red177 (69.4%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue308.57°

Saturation (HSL)18.32%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B1 · G 8E · B AC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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