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Recognised as Colour

#B49EB0

  • #B49EB0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B49EB0 is a magenta with RGB values 180, 158, 176 and HSL 311°, 13%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B49EB0#B49EB0
HEX#B49EB0
RGBrgb(180, 158, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.7059, 0.6196, 0.6902
RGB percentages70.6%, 62%, 69%
HSLhsl(310.9, 12.8%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.9, 12.2%, 70.6%)
CMYK0%, 12.2%, 2.2%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,837,104
CSS custom property--colour: #B49EB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#4B614F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EA3B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A5AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B69FA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13.1Dark grey · ΔE 13.1Rosy brown · ΔE 14.7Silver · ΔE 16.5Light slate grey · ΔE 18.4Light steelblue · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EB4A2
Analogous#AD9EB4, #B49EA5
Triadic#B0B49E, #9EB0B4
Split complementary#A5B49E, #9EB4AD
Tetradic#B4AD9E, #9EB4A2, #9EA5B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F4F6
Lighter +20%#E0D8DF
Lighter +10%#CABBC7
Darker −10%#9E8199
Darker −20%#856780
Darker −30%#685164
Darker −40%#4C3A48
More saturated +25%#CA89BE
Less saturated −25%#A9A9A9

Channel breakdown

R180
G158
B176
Red180 (70.6%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue310.91°
Saturation (HSL)12.79%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B4 · G 9E · B B0

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