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Recognised as Colour

#B478A8

  • #B478A8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B478A8 is a magenta with RGB values 180, 120, 168 and HSL 312°, 29%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B478A8#B478A8
HEX#B478A8
RGBrgb(180, 120, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.4706, 0.6588
RGB percentages70.6%, 47.1%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(312, 28.6%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312, 33.3%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 33.3%, 6.7%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,827,368
CSS custom property--colour: #B478A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#4B8757

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7886AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#868FA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BA7B89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.5Pale violetred · ΔE 22.1Rosy brown · ΔE 27.2Thistle · ΔE 29.2Orchid · ΔE 30.8Light pink · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78B484
Analogous#A278B4, #B4788A
Triadic#A8B478, #78A8B4
Split complementary#8AB478, #78B4A2
Tetradic#B4A278, #78B484, #788AB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFBFD
Lighter +30%#EBDAE7
Lighter +20%#D8BAD2
Lighter +10%#C699BD
Darker −10%#A05992
Darker −20%#7F4774
Darker −30%#5F3556
Darker −40%#3E2238
More saturated +25%#CE5EB8
Less saturated −25%#9A9298

Channel breakdown

R180
G120
B168
Red180 (70.6%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue312°
Saturation (HSL)28.57%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G 78 · B A8

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