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Recognised as Colour

#B389AA

  • #B389AA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#B389AA is a magenta with RGB values 179, 137, 170 and HSL 313°, 22%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B389AA#B389AA
HEX#B389AA
RGBrgb(179, 137, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5373, 0.6667
RGB percentages70.2%, 53.7%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(312.9, 21.6%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.9, 23.5%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 23.5%, 5%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,766,186
CSS custom property--colour: #B389AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.08:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#4C7655

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8992ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9298A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B78B94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 18.5Plum · ΔE 19.1Thistle · ΔE 20Light slate grey · ΔE 24.6Dark grey · ΔE 25.3Slate grey · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 18.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89B392
Analogous#A789B3, #B38995
Triadic#AAB389, #89AAB3
Split complementary#95B389, #89B3A7
Tetradic#B3A789, #89B392, #8995B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFE6ED
Lighter +20%#DBC7D7
Lighter +10%#C7A8C0
Darker −10%#9F6A94
Darker −20%#825478
Darker −30%#63405C
Darker −40%#442C3F
More saturated +25%#CB71B8
Less saturated −25%#9E9E9E

Channel breakdown

R179
G137
B170
Red179 (70.2%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue312.86°
Saturation (HSL)21.65%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 89 · B AA

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