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Recognised as Colour

#B293AB

  • #B293AB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#B293AB is a magenta with RGB values 178, 147, 171 and HSL 314°, 17%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B293AB#B293AB
HEX#B293AB
RGBrgb(178, 147, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5765, 0.6706
RGB percentages69.8%, 57.6%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(313.5, 16.8%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.5, 17.4%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 17.4%, 3.9%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,703,211
CSS custom property--colour: #B293AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#4D6C54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9399ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A9EAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B5949Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 14.9Thistle · ΔE 15.9Dark grey · ΔE 18.4Light slate grey · ΔE 20.1Gray · ΔE 20.8Slate grey · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 14.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#93B29A
Analogous#A993B2, #B2939C
Triadic#ABB293, #93ABB2
Split complementary#9BB293, #93B2A9
Tetradic#B2AA93, #93B29A, #939CB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2ECF0
Lighter +20%#DCCFD9
Lighter +10%#C7B1C2
Darker −10%#9D7594
Darker −20%#825D7A
Darker −30%#64485E
Darker −40%#473242
More saturated +25%#C97CB8
Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R178
G147
B171
Red178 (69.8%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue313.55°
Saturation (HSL)16.76%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 93 · B AB

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