Recognised as Colour
#B495A9
- #B495A9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B495A9 is a magenta with RGB values 180, 149, 169 and HSL 321°, 17%, 65%. 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
#B495A9#B495A9
HEX#B495A9
RGBrgb(180, 149, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.5843, 0.6627
RGB percentages70.6%, 58.4%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(321.3, 17.1%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.3, 17.2%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 17.2%, 6.1%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,834,793
CSS custom property--colour: #B495A9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.81:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#4B6A56
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#95B4A0
Analogous#B095B4, #B4959A
Triadic#A9B495, #95A9B4
Split complementary#9AB495, #95B4B0
Tetradic#B4B095, #95B4A0, #959AB4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G149
B169
Red180 (70.6%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue321.29°
Saturation (HSL)17.13%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G 95 · B A9
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