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Recognised as Colour

#B28FA8

  • #B28FA8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#B28FA8 is a magenta with RGB values 178, 143, 168 and HSL 317°, 19%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B28FA8#B28FA8
HEX#B28FA8
RGBrgb(178, 143, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5608, 0.6588
RGB percentages69.8%, 56.1%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(317.1, 18.5%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.1, 19.7%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 19.7%, 5.6%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,702,184
CSS custom property--colour: #B28FA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#4D7057

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F96A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#979BA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B69097no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 14.7Thistle · ΔE 17.3Dark grey · ΔE 20.2Light slate grey · ΔE 21.3Gray · ΔE 21.6Slate grey · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 14.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8FB299
Analogous#AB8FB2, #B28F97
Triadic#A8B28F, #8FA8B2
Split complementary#97B28F, #8FB2AA
Tetradic#B2AA8F, #8FB299, #8F97B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0EAEE
Lighter +20%#DCCBD7
Lighter +10%#C7ADBF
Darker −10%#9D7191
Darker −20%#825976
Darker −30%#64445B
Darker −40%#45303F
More saturated +25%#CA77B2
Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R178
G143
B168
Red178 (69.8%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue317.14°
Saturation (HSL)18.52%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 8F · B A8

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