Recognised as Colour
#B38DA2
- #B38DA2
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B38DA2 is a magenta with RGB values 179, 141, 162 and HSL 327°, 20%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B38DA2#B38DA2
HEX#B38DA2
RGBrgb(179, 141, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5529, 0.6353
RGB percentages70.2%, 55.3%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(326.8, 20%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.8, 21.2%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 21.2%, 9.5%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,767,202
CSS custom property--colour: #B38DA2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.25:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#4C725D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8DB39E
Analogous#B18DB3, #B38D8F
Triadic#A2B38D, #8DA2B3
Split complementary#8FB38D, #8DB3B1
Tetradic#B3B18D, #8DB39E, #8D8FB3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G141
B162
Red179 (70.2%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue326.84°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 8D · B A2
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