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Recognised as Colour

#B27EBB

  • #B27EBB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B27EBB is a magenta with RGB values 178, 126, 187 and HSL 291°, 31%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B27EBB#B27EBB
HEX#B27EBB
RGBrgb(178, 126, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.4941, 0.7333
RGB percentages69.8%, 49.4%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(291.1, 31%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.1, 32.6%, 73.3%)
CMYK4.8%, 32.6%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,697,851
CSS custom property--colour: #B27EBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#4D8144

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#778DBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8492B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B48494no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.8Orchid · ΔE 26.9Medium purple · ΔE 27.2Pale violetred · ΔE 28.7Violet · ΔE 30.3Thistle · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87BB7E
Analogous#947EBB, #BB7EA5
Triadic#BBB27E, #7EBBB2
Split complementary#A5BB7E, #7EBB94
Tetradic#BB947E, #87BB7E, #7EA5BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEE2F0
Lighter +20%#DAC1DE
Lighter +10%#C69FCD
Darker −10%#9E5DA9
Darker −20%#81498A
Darker −30%#613769
Darker −40%#422647
More saturated +25%#C365D4
Less saturated −25%#A197A2

Channel breakdown

R178
G126
B187
Red178 (69.8%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue291.15°
Saturation (HSL)30.96%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 7E · B BB

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