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Recognised as Colour

#B394AF

  • #B394AF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B394AF is a magenta with RGB values 179, 148, 175 and HSL 308°, 17%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B394AF#B394AF
HEX#B394AF
RGBrgb(179, 148, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.5804, 0.6863
RGB percentages70.2%, 58%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(307.7, 16.9%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.7, 17.3%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 17.3%, 2.2%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,769,007
CSS custom property--colour: #B394AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33859WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.77:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#4C6B50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#939BB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A9FAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B6969Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 15.5Rosy brown · ΔE 16.4Dark grey · ΔE 19.5Light slate grey · ΔE 20.6Plum · ΔE 22Slate grey · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 15.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94B398
Analogous#A794B3, #B3949F
Triadic#AFB394, #94AFB3
Split complementary#9FB394, #94B3A7
Tetradic#B3A794, #94B398, #949FB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3EDF2
Lighter +20%#DDD0DC
Lighter +10%#C8B2C5
Darker −10%#9E7699
Darker −20%#845D7F
Darker −30%#664862
Darker −40%#483345
More saturated +25%#CA7DC0
Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R179
G148
B175
Red179 (70.2%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue307.74°
Saturation (HSL)16.94%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 94 · B AF

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