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Colour

#B18EB5

  • #B18EB5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B18EB5 is a magenta with RGB values 177, 142, 181 and HSL 294°, 21%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B18EB5#B18EB5
HEX#B18EB5
RGBrgb(177, 142, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.5569, 0.7098
RGB percentages69.4%, 55.7%, 71%
HSLhsl(293.8, 20.9%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.8, 21.5%, 71%)
CMYK2.2%, 21.5%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,636,405
CSS custom property--colour: #B18EB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.41:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#4E714A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B97B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#929BB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#B3929Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.2Thistle · ΔE 19.1Rosy brown · ΔE 22.2Light slate grey · ΔE 24Slate grey · ΔE 25.1Dark grey · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#92B58E
Analogous#9D8EB5, #B58EA6
Triadic#B5B18E, #8EB5B1
Split complementary#A6B58E, #8EB59D
Tetradic#B59D8E, #92B58E, #8EA6B5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1EAF2
Lighter +20%#DCCCDD
Lighter +10%#C6ADC9
Darker −10%#9C6FA1
Darker −20%#815786
Darker −30%#634367
Darker −40%#452F48
More saturated +25%#C477CC
Less saturated −25%#A2A2A2

Channel breakdown

R177
G142
B181
Red177 (69.4%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue293.85°
Saturation (HSL)20.86%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 8E · B B5

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