Colour

#B278A7

#B278A7
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B278A7 is a magenta with RGB values 178, 120, 167 and HSL 311°, 27%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B278A7

RGBrgb(178, 120, 167)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4706, 0.6549

RGB percentages69.8%, 47.1%, 65.5%

HSLhsl(311.4, 27.4%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(311.4, 32.6%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 32.6%, 6.2%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,696,295

CSS custom property--colour: #B278A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.14:1

Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#4D8758

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7886A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#868EA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B77B89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.7 Thistle · ΔE 28.8 Light pink · ΔE 31.4 Orchid · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78B283

Analogous#A078B2, #B2788A

Triadic#A7B278, #78A7B2

Split complementary#8AB278, #78B2A0

Tetradic#B2A078, #78B283, #788AB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFAFC

Lighter +30%#EAD9E7

Lighter +20%#D7B9D1

Lighter +10%#C598BC

Darker −10%#9D5A90

Darker −20%#7D4773

Darker −30%#5C3555

Darker −40%#3C2237

More saturated +25%#CC5DB7

Less saturated −25%#979397

Channel breakdown

R178

G120

B167

Red178 (69.8%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue167 (65.5%)

Hue311.38°

Saturation (HSL)27.36%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 78 · B A7

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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