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Recognised as Colour

#B494AB

  • #B494AB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#B494AB is a magenta with RGB values 180, 148, 171 and HSL 317°, 18%, 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 Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B494AB#B494AB
HEX#B494AB
RGBrgb(180, 148, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.5804, 0.6706
RGB percentages70.6%, 58%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(316.9, 17.6%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.9, 17.8%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 17.8%, 5%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,834,539
CSS custom property--colour: #B494AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.76:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#4B6B54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#949BACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B9FAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B8959Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 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 text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 14.2Thistle · ΔE 15.6Dark grey · ΔE 18.2Light slate grey · ΔE 20.6Gray · ΔE 20.9Silver · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 14.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94B49D
Analogous#AD94B4, #B4949B
Triadic#ABB494, #94ABB4
Split complementary#9BB494, #94B4AD
Tetradic#B4AD94, #94B49D, #949BB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3EEF2
Lighter +20%#DED0DA
Lighter +10%#C9B2C3
Darker −10%#9F7693
Darker −20%#855D7A
Darker −30%#67485E
Darker −40%#493343
More saturated +25%#CB7DB5
Less saturated −25%#A4A4A4

Channel breakdown

R180
G148
B171
Red180 (70.6%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue316.88°
Saturation (HSL)17.58%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G 94 · B AB

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