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Recognised as Colour

#B48EB4

  • #B48EB4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B48EB4 is a magenta with RGB values 180, 142, 180 and HSL 300°, 20%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B48EB4#B48EB4
HEX#B48EB4
RGBrgb(180, 142, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.5569, 0.7059
RGB percentages70.6%, 55.7%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(300, 20.2%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 21.1%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 21.1%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,833,012
CSS custom property--colour: #B48EB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32345WCAG 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 7.47:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#4B714B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C97B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#949CB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#B7919Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.9Thistle · ΔE 18.9Rosy brown · ΔE 21.4Light slate grey · ΔE 24.7Slate grey · ΔE 25.8Dark grey · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EB48E
Analogous#A18EB4, #B48EA1
Triadic#B4B48E, #8EB4B4
Split complementary#A1B48E, #8EB4A1
Tetradic#B4A18E, #8EB48E, #8EA1B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1EAF1
Lighter +20%#DDCBDD
Lighter +10%#C8ADC8
Darker −10%#A06FA0
Darker −20%#845884
Darker −30%#664366
Darker −40%#472F47
More saturated +25%#CC77CC
Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R180
G142
B180
Red180 (70.6%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)20.21%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR B4 · G 8E · B B4

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