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Recognised as Colour

#B27AA2

  • #B27AA2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B27AA2 is a magenta with RGB values 178, 122, 162 and HSL 317°, 27%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B27AA2#B27AA2
HEX#B27AA2
RGBrgb(178, 122, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4784, 0.6353
RGB percentages69.8%, 47.8%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(317.1, 26.7%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.1, 31.5%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 31.5%, 9%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,696,802
CSS custom property--colour: #B27AA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#4D855D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B86A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#898FA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B87B88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.5Pale violetred · ΔE 21.8Rosy brown · ΔE 22.9Thistle · ΔE 26.8Light pink · ΔE 29Pink · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7AB28A
Analogous#A67AB2, #B27A86
Triadic#A2B27A, #7AA2B2
Split complementary#86B27A, #7AB2A6
Tetradic#B2A67A, #7AB28A, #7A86B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFBFC
Lighter +30%#EADBE6
Lighter +20%#D7BBCF
Lighter +10%#C59AB9
Darker −10%#9E5B8B
Darker −20%#7D496E
Darker −30%#5D3652
Darker −40%#3D2335
More saturated +25%#CC60AD
Less saturated −25%#989497

Channel breakdown

R178
G122
B162
Red178 (69.8%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue317.14°
Saturation (HSL)26.67%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 7A · B A2

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