Colour

#B287AA

#B287AA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B287AA is a magenta with RGB values 178, 135, 170 and HSL 311°, 22%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B287AA

RGBrgb(178, 135, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5294, 0.6667

RGB percentages69.8%, 52.9%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(311.2, 21.8%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(311.2, 24.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 24.2%, 4.5%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,700,138

CSS custom property--colour: #B287AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.94:1

Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#4D7855

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8791ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9096A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B68993no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.6 Thistle · ΔE 21 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.2 Slate grey · ΔE 26 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#87B28F

Analogous#A587B2, #B28795

Triadic#AAB287, #87AAB2

Split complementary#95B287, #87B2A5

Tetradic#B2A587, #87B28F, #8795B2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEE4EC

Lighter +20%#DAC5D6

Lighter +10%#C6A6C0

Darker −10%#9E6894

Darker −20%#815278

Darker −30%#613F5B

Darker −40%#422B3E

More saturated +25%#CB6EB9

Less saturated −25%#9D9D9D

Channel breakdown

R178

G135

B170

Red178 (69.8%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue311.16°

Saturation (HSL)21.83%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 87 · B AA

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