Recognised as Colour
#B493AF
- #B493AF
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B493AF is a magenta with RGB values 180, 147, 175 and HSL 309°, 18%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#B493AF#B493AF
HEX#B493AF
RGBrgb(180, 147, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.5765, 0.6863
RGB percentages70.6%, 57.6%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(309.1, 18%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.1, 18.3%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 18.3%, 2.8%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,834,287
CSS custom property--colour: #B493AF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#4B6C50
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#93B498
Analogous#A993B4, #B4939E
Triadic#AFB493, #93AFB4
Split complementary#9EB493, #93B4A9
Tetradic#B4A993, #93B498, #939EB4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G147
B175
Red180 (70.6%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue309.09°
Saturation (HSL)18.03%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G 93 · B AF
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