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Recognised as Colour

#B385AE

  • #B385AE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B385AE is a magenta with RGB values 179, 133, 174 and HSL 307°, 23%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B385AE#B385AE
HEX#B385AE
RGBrgb(179, 133, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5216, 0.6824
RGB percentages70.2%, 52.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(306.5, 23.2%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.5, 25.7%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 25.7%, 2.8%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,765,166
CSS custom property--colour: #B385AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.88:1
Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#4C7A51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8390B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E96ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B78893no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.3Thistle · ΔE 22.7Rosy brown · ΔE 22.8Pale violetred · ΔE 25.9Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5Slate grey · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85B38A
Analogous#A185B3, #B38597
Triadic#AEB385, #85AEB3
Split complementary#97B385, #85B3A1
Tetradic#B3A185, #85B38A, #8597B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEE3ED
Lighter +20%#DAC4D8
Lighter +10%#C7A4C3
Darker −10%#9F6699
Darker −20%#81517C
Darker −30%#623D5E
Darker −40%#432940
More saturated +25%#CC6CC1
Less saturated −25%#9C9C9C

Channel breakdown

R179
G133
B174
Red179 (70.2%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue306.52°
Saturation (HSL)23.23%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 85 · B AE

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