Colour

#B295AA

#B295AA
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B295AA is a magenta with RGB values 178, 149, 170 and HSL 317°, 16%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B295AA

RGBrgb(178, 149, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.5843, 0.6667

RGB percentages69.8%, 58.4%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(316.6, 15.8%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(316.6, 16.3%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 16.3%, 4.5%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,703,722

CSS custom property--colour: #B295AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.77:1

Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#4D6A55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#959BABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#9C9FA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B5969Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.8 Thistle · ΔE 15.4 Dark grey · ΔE 16.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.4 Gray · ΔE 19.6 Silver · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#95B29D

Analogous#AB95B2, #B2959B

Triadic#AAB295, #95AAB2

Split complementary#9BB295, #95B2AB

Tetradic#B2AB95, #95B29D, #959BB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2EEF1

Lighter +20%#DDD0D9

Lighter +10%#C7B3C2

Darker −10%#9D7792

Darker −20%#825F78

Darker −30%#65495D

Darker −40%#473442

More saturated +25%#C97EB4

Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R178

G149

B170

Red178 (69.8%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue316.55°

Saturation (HSL)15.85%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 95 · B AA

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