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Recognised as Colour

#B27FA3

  • #B27FA3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B27FA3 is a magenta with RGB values 178, 127, 163 and HSL 318°, 25%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B27FA3#B27FA3
HEX#B27FA3
RGBrgb(178, 127, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.498, 0.6392
RGB percentages69.8%, 49.8%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(317.6, 24.9%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.6, 28.7%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 28.7%, 8.4%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,698,083
CSS custom property--colour: #B27FA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27288WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#4D805C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#808AA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C91A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B8808Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19Rosy brown · ΔE 20.3Pale violetred · ΔE 23.2Thistle · ΔE 24.3Light pink · ΔE 27.4Light slate grey · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7FB28E
Analogous#A77FB2, #B27F8A
Triadic#A3B27F, #7FA3B2
Split complementary#8AB27F, #7FB2A7
Tetradic#B2A77F, #7FB28E, #7F8AB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFF
Lighter +30%#EBDFE8
Lighter +20%#D8BFD1
Lighter +10%#C59FBA
Darker −10%#9F5F8C
Darker −20%#7F4C70
Darker −30%#5F3954
Darker −40%#3F2638
More saturated +25%#CC65AE
Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R178
G127
B163
Red178 (69.8%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue317.65°
Saturation (HSL)24.88%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 7F · B A3

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