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Colour

#B37FB4

  • #B37FB4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B37FB4 is a magenta with RGB values 179, 127, 180 and HSL 299°, 26%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B37FB4#B37FB4
HEX#B37FB4
RGBrgb(179, 127, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.498, 0.7059
RGB percentages70.2%, 49.8%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(298.9, 26.1%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.9, 29.4%, 70.6%)
CMYK0.6%, 29.4%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,763,636
CSS custom property--colour: #B37FB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.61:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#4C804B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B8CB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8793B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B68492no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14Pale violetred · ΔE 26.2Thistle · ΔE 27.8Rosy brown · ΔE 29.4Orchid · ΔE 30.1Medium purple · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80B47F
Analogous#997FB4, #B47F9A
Triadic#B4B37F, #7FB4B3
Split complementary#9BB47F, #7FB499
Tetradic#B4997F, #80B47F, #7F9AB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECDFED
Lighter +20%#D9BFDA
Lighter +10%#C69FC7
Darker −10%#A05FA1
Darker −20%#804C81
Darker −30%#603961
Darker −40%#402641
More saturated +25%#CB66CD
Less saturated −25%#9B989B

Channel breakdown

R179
G127
B180
Red179 (70.2%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue298.87°
Saturation (HSL)26.11%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 7F · B B4

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