Colour

#B26FB8

#B26FB8
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B26FB8 is a magenta with RGB values 178, 111, 184 and HSL 295°, 34%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B26FB8

RGBrgb(178, 111, 184)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4353, 0.7216

RGB percentages69.8%, 43.5%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(295.1, 34%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(295.1, 39.7%, 72.2%)

CMYK3.3%, 39.7%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,694,008

CSS custom property--colour: #B26FB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.86:1

Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#4D9047

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6782BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#798AB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B5778Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.9 Orchid · ΔE 19.3 Medium purple · ΔE 22.4 Violet · ΔE 24.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 28.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#75B86F

Analogous#8D6FB8, #B86F9A

Triadic#B8B26F, #6FB8B2

Split complementary#9AB86F, #6FB88D

Tetradic#B88D6F, #75B86F, #6F9AB8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF8FB

Lighter +30%#E9D5EB

Lighter +20%#D7B3DA

Lighter +10%#C491C9

Darker −10%#9D51A3

Darker −20%#7C4081

Darker −30%#5B2F5F

Darker −40%#3A1E3D

More saturated +25%#C854D3

Less saturated −25%#9C8A9D

Channel breakdown

R178

G111

B184

Red178 (69.8%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue295.07°

Saturation (HSL)33.95%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 6F · B B8

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