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Colour

#B281B2

  • #B281B2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B281B2 is a magenta with RGB values 178, 129, 178 and HSL 300°, 24%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B281B2#B281B2
HEX#B281B2
RGBrgb(178, 129, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5059, 0.698
RGB percentages69.8%, 50.6%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(300, 24.1%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 27.5%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 27.5%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,698,610
CSS custom property--colour: #B281B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#4D7E4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E8DB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8993B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B58592no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.6Thistle · ΔE 26Pale violetred · ΔE 26.3Rosy brown · ΔE 27.2Light slate grey · ΔE 30.6Slate grey · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81B281
Analogous#9A81B2, #B2819A
Triadic#B2B281, #81B2B2
Split complementary#9AB281, #81B29A
Tetradic#B29A81, #81B281, #819AB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECE0EC
Lighter +20%#D9C0D9
Lighter +10%#C5A1C5
Darker −10%#9F619F
Darker −20%#7F4E7F
Darker −30%#603A60
Darker −40%#402740
More saturated +25%#CB68CB
Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R178
G129
B178
Red178 (69.8%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)24.14%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR B2 · G 81 · B B2

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