Recognised as Colour
#B38DA6
- #B38DA6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B38DA6 is a magenta with RGB values 179, 141, 166 and HSL 321°, 20%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B38DA6#B38DA6
HEX#B38DA6
RGBrgb(179, 141, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5529, 0.651
RGB percentages70.2%, 55.3%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(320.5, 20%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.5, 21.2%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 21.2%, 7.3%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,767,206
CSS custom property--colour: #B38DA6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.28:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#4C7259
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8DB39A
Analogous#AD8DB3, #B38D93
Triadic#A6B38D, #8DA6B3
Split complementary#93B38D, #8DB3AD
Tetradic#B3AD8D, #8DB39A, #8D93B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G141
B166
Red179 (70.2%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue320.53°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 8D · B A6
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