Recognised as Colour
#B269AA
- #B269AA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#B269AA is a magenta with RGB values 178, 105, 170 and HSL 307°, 32%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#B269AA#B269AA
HEX#B269AA
RGBrgb(178, 105, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4118, 0.6667
RGB percentages69.8%, 41.2%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(306.6, 32.2%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.6, 41%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 41%, 4.5%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,692,458
CSS custom property--colour: #B269AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#4D9655
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#69B271
Analogous#9669B2, #B26985
Triadic#AAB269, #69AAB2
Split complementary#86B269, #69B296
Tetradic#B29569, #69B271, #6985B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G105
B170
Red178 (69.8%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue306.58°
Saturation (HSL)32.16%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 69 · B AA
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