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Recognised as Colour

#B299AE

  • #B299AE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B299AE is a magenta with RGB values 178, 153, 174 and HSL 310°, 14%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B299AE#B299AE
HEX#B299AE
RGBrgb(178, 153, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6, 0.6824
RGB percentages69.8%, 60%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(309.6, 14%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.6, 14%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 14%, 2.2%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,704,750
CSS custom property--colour: #B299AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.06:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#4D6651

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#999EAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EA2ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B49AA0no 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 text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 14.2Rosy brown · ΔE 14.9Dark grey · ΔE 15.3Light slate grey · ΔE 18.6Silver · ΔE 19Gray · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 14.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99B29D
Analogous#A999B2, #B299A2
Triadic#AEB299, #99AEB2
Split complementary#A2B299, #99B2A9
Tetradic#B2A999, #99B29D, #99A2B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F0F3
Lighter +20%#DED3DC
Lighter +10%#C8B6C5
Darker −10%#9C7C97
Darker −20%#82637D
Darker −30%#654D61
Darker −40%#483746
More saturated +25%#C883BD
Less saturated −25%#A5A5A5

Channel breakdown

R178
G153
B174
Red178 (69.8%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue309.6°
Saturation (HSL)13.97%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 99 · B AE

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