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Recognised as Colour

#B372A3

  • #B372A3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B372A3 is a magenta with RGB values 179, 114, 163 and HSL 315°, 30%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B372A3#B372A3
HEX#B372A3
RGBrgb(179, 114, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.4471, 0.6392
RGB percentages70.2%, 44.7%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(314.8, 30%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.8, 36.3%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 36.3%, 8.9%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,760,291
CSS custom property--colour: #B372A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.85:1
Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#4C8D5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7381A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#838BA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B97484no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.2Pale violetred · ΔE 20.7Rosy brown · ΔE 28.4Orchid · ΔE 29.7Thistle · ΔE 31.6Light pink · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72B382
Analogous#A272B3, #B37283
Triadic#A3B372, #72A3B3
Split complementary#83B372, #72B3A2
Tetradic#B3A372, #72B382, #7283B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF7F9
Lighter +30%#E9D5E4
Lighter +20%#D7B4CE
Lighter +10%#C593B9
Darker −10%#9D558B
Darker −20%#7C436E
Darker −30%#5B3151
Darker −40%#3A1F33
More saturated +25%#CE57B1
Less saturated −25%#988D95

Channel breakdown

R179
G114
B163
Red179 (70.2%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue314.77°
Saturation (HSL)29.95%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 72 · B A3

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