Recognised as Colour
#B257AA
- #B257AA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#B257AA is a magenta with RGB values 178, 87, 170 and HSL 305°, 37%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#B257AA#B257AA
HEX#B257AA
RGBrgb(178, 87, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.3412, 0.6667
RGB percentages69.8%, 34.1%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(305.3, 37.1%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.3, 51.1%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 51.1%, 4.5%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,687,850
CSS custom property--colour: #B257AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#4DA855
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#57B25F
Analogous#8C57B2, #B2577D
Triadic#AAB257, #57AAB2
Split complementary#7DB257, #57B28C
Tetradic#B28C57, #57B25F, #577DB2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G87
B170
Red178 (69.8%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue305.27°
Saturation (HSL)37.14%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 57 · B AA
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