Colour

#B38EAD

#B38EAD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#B38EAD is a magenta with RGB values 179, 142, 173 and HSL 310°, 20%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#B38EAD

RGBrgb(179, 142, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5569, 0.6784

RGB percentages70.2%, 55.7%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(309.7, 19.6%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.7, 20.7%, 70.2%)

CMYK0%, 20.7%, 3.4%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,767,469

CSS custom property--colour: #B38EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1

Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#4C7152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8D96AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#969BACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B69098no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 17.7 Thistle · ΔE 17.9 Plum · ΔE 20 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.8 Dark grey · ΔE 23 Slate grey · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 17.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8EB394

Analogous#A68EB3, #B38E9B

Triadic#ADB38E, #8EADB3

Split complementary#9BB38E, #8EB3A6

Tetradic#B3A68E, #8EB394, #8E9BB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1E9EF

Lighter +20%#DCCBD9

Lighter +10%#C8ACC3

Darker −10%#9E7097

Darker −20%#83587C

Darker −30%#64445F

Darker −40%#462F42

More saturated +25%#CB76BD

Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R179

G142

B173

Red179 (70.2%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue309.73°

Saturation (HSL)19.58%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B3 · G 8E · B AD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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