Colour

#B377A0

#B377A0
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B377A0 is a magenta with RGB values 179, 119, 160 and HSL 319°, 28%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B377A0

RGBrgb(179, 119, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.4667, 0.6275

RGB percentages70.2%, 46.7%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(319, 28.3%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(319, 33.5%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 33.5%, 10.6%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,761,568

CSS custom property--colour: #B377A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.06:1

Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#4C885F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7984A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#878D9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BA7886no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.7 Thistle · ΔE 28.3 Light pink · ΔE 29.4 Pink · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#77B38A

Analogous#A877B3, #B37782

Triadic#A0B377, #77A0B3

Split complementary#82B377, #77B3A8

Tetradic#B3A877, #77B38A, #7782B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFAFB

Lighter +30%#EAD9E5

Lighter +20%#D8B8CE

Lighter +10%#C598B7

Darker −10%#9E5988

Darker −20%#7E466C

Darker −30%#5D3450

Darker −40%#3C2234

More saturated +25%#CE5CAA

Less saturated −25%#989296

Channel breakdown

R179

G119

B160

Red179 (70.2%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue319°

Saturation (HSL)28.3%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G 77 · B A0

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Colour values

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