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Recognised as Colour

#B391AA

  • #B391AA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#B391AA is a magenta with RGB values 179, 145, 170 and HSL 316°, 18%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B391AA#B391AA
HEX#B391AA
RGBrgb(179, 145, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5686, 0.6667
RGB percentages70.2%, 56.9%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(315.9, 18.3%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.9, 19%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 19%, 5%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,768,234
CSS custom property--colour: #B391AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#4C6E55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9198ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#999DA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B79299no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 14.9Thistle · ΔE 16.6Dark grey · ΔE 19.7Light slate grey · ΔE 21.1Gray · ΔE 21.6Slate grey · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 14.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91B39A
Analogous#AB91B3, #B39199
Triadic#AAB391, #91AAB3
Split complementary#99B391, #91B3AB
Tetradic#B3AB91, #91B39A, #9199B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2EBF0
Lighter +20%#DDCDD9
Lighter +10%#C8AFC1
Darker −10%#9E7393
Darker −20%#835B79
Darker −30%#65465D
Darker −40%#473141
More saturated +25%#CA7AB5
Less saturated −25%#A2A2A2

Channel breakdown

R179
G145
B170
Red179 (70.2%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue315.88°
Saturation (HSL)18.28%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 91 · B AA

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