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Recognised as Colour

#B39AAF

  • #B39AAF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B39AAF is a magenta with RGB values 179, 154, 175 and HSL 310°, 14%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B39AAF#B39AAF
HEX#B39AAF
RGBrgb(179, 154, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6039, 0.6863
RGB percentages70.2%, 60.4%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(309.6, 14.1%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.6, 14%, 70.2%)
CMYK0%, 14%, 2.2%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,770,543
CSS custom property--colour: #B39AAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.16:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#4C6550

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A9FB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA3AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B59BA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13.8Rosy brown · ΔE 14.9Dark grey · ΔE 15.2Silver · ΔE 18.8Light slate grey · ΔE 18.8Gray · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9AB39E
Analogous#AA9AB3, #B39AA3
Triadic#AFB39A, #9AAFB3
Split complementary#A3B39A, #9AB3AA
Tetradic#B3AA9A, #9AB39E, #9AA3B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F1F4
Lighter +20%#DFD4DD
Lighter +10%#C9B7C6
Darker −10%#9D7D98
Darker −20%#84637F
Darker −30%#674D63
Darker −40%#4A3747
More saturated +25%#C984BE
Less saturated −25%#A6A6A6

Channel breakdown

R179
G154
B175
Red179 (70.2%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue309.6°
Saturation (HSL)14.12%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B3 · G 9A · B AF

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