Colour

#B37FA9

#B37FA9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B37FA9 is a magenta with RGB values 179, 127, 169 and HSL 312°, 25%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B37FA9

RGBrgb(179, 127, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.498, 0.6627

RGB percentages70.2%, 49.8%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(311.5, 25.5%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(311.5, 29.1%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 29.1%, 5.6%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,763,625

CSS custom property--colour: #B37FA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.53:1

Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#4C8056

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F8BABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B92A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B8818Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.7 Thistle · ΔE 25.2 Light pink · ΔE 28.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7FB389

Analogous#A37FB3, #B37F8F

Triadic#A9B37F, #7FA9B3

Split complementary#8FB37F, #7FB3A3

Tetradic#B3A37F, #7FB389, #7F8FB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECDFEA

Lighter +20%#D9BFD4

Lighter +10%#C69FBF

Darker −10%#A05F93

Darker −20%#804C76

Darker −30%#603958

Darker −40%#40263B

More saturated +25%#CD66B9

Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R179

G127

B169

Red179 (70.2%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue311.54°

Saturation (HSL)25.49%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G 7F · B A9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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