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Recognised as Colour

#B56E98

  • #B56E98
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#B56E98 is a magenta with RGB values 181, 110, 152 and HSL 325°, 32%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#B56E98#B56E98
HEX#B56E98
RGBrgb(181, 110, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.4314, 0.5961
RGB percentages71%, 43.1%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(324.5, 32.4%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324.5, 39.2%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 39.2%, 16%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,890,328
CSS custom property--colour: #B56E98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#4A9167

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#737D9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#848996no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BE6E7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16.8Plum · ΔE 21.3Rosy brown · ΔE 25.8Light pink · ΔE 30.8Hot pink · ΔE 31.8Thistle · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EB58B
Analogous#AF6EB5, #B56E74
Triadic#98B56E, #6E98B5
Split complementary#74B56E, #6EB5AF
Tetradic#B5AF6E, #6EB58B, #6E74B5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF5F8
Lighter +30%#E9D3E0
Lighter +20%#D7B2C8
Lighter +10%#C690B0
Darker −10%#9F517F
Darker −20%#7D4064
Darker −30%#5B2F49
Darker −40%#3A1D2E
More saturated +25%#D0539D
Less saturated −25%#9A8993

Channel breakdown

R181
G110
B152
Red181 (71%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue324.51°
Saturation (HSL)32.42%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G 6E · B 98

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