Colour
#B499B8
- #B499B8
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B499B8 is a magenta with RGB values 180, 153, 184 and HSL 292°, 18%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#B499B8#B499B8
HEX#B499B8
RGBrgb(180, 153, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6, 0.7216
RGB percentages70.6%, 60%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(292.3, 17.9%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.3, 16.8%, 72.2%)
CMYK2.2%, 16.8%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,835,832
CSS custom property--colour: #B499B8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.19:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#4B6647
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DB899
Analogous#A599B8, #B899AC
Triadic#B8B499, #99B8B4
Split complementary#ADB899, #99B8A4
Tetradic#B8A499, #9DB899, #99ADB8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R180
G153
B184
Red180 (70.6%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue292.26°
Saturation (HSL)17.92%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B4 · G 99 · B B8
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