Recognised as Colour

#B28A9F

#B28A9F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B28A9F is a magenta with RGB values 178, 138, 159 and HSL 329°, 21%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B28A9F#B28A9F

HEX#B28A9F

RGBrgb(178, 138, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5412, 0.6235

RGB percentages69.8%, 54.1%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(328.5, 20.6%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(328.5, 22.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 22.5%, 10.7%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,700,895

CSS custom property--colour: #B28A9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.03:1

Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#4D7560

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C91A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#96989Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B88A91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.1 Thistle · ΔE 19.5 Dark grey · ΔE 20.8 Gray · ΔE 21 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.5 Slate grey · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8AB29D

Analogous#B18AB2, #B28A8B

Triadic#9FB28A, #8A9FB2

Split complementary#8BB28A, #8AB2B1

Tetradic#B2B18A, #8AB29D, #8A8BB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFE6EB

Lighter +20%#DAC8D1

Lighter +10%#C6A9B8

Darker −10%#9E6B86

Darker −20%#81556C

Darker −30%#624152

Darker −40%#442C39

More saturated +25%#CA72A0

Less saturated −25%#9E9E9E

Channel breakdown

R178

G138

B159

Red178 (69.8%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue328.5°

Saturation (HSL)20.62%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 8A · B 9F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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