Recognised as Colour

#B56F9D

#B56F9D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#B56F9D is a magenta with RGB values 181, 111, 157 and HSL 321°, 32%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#B56F9D#B56F9D

HEX#B56F9D

RGBrgb(181, 111, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.4353, 0.6157

RGB percentages71%, 43.5%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(320.6, 32.1%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(320.6, 38.7%, 71%)

CMYK0%, 38.7%, 13.3%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,890,589

CSS custom property--colour: #B56F9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1

Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#4A9062

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#727F9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#848A9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BD7080no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 18.2 Plum · ΔE 19.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.5 Orchid · ΔE 30.6 Hot pink · ΔE 31.5 Light pink · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 18.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6FB587

Analogous#AA6FB5, #B56F7A

Triadic#9DB56F, #6F9DB5

Split complementary#7AB56F, #6FB5AA

Tetradic#B5AA6F, #6FB587, #6F7AB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FAF6F9

Lighter +30%#E9D4E2

Lighter +20%#D8B2CB

Lighter +10%#C691B4

Darker −10%#9F5285

Darker −20%#7E4069

Darker −30%#5C2F4D

Darker −40%#3A1E30

More saturated +25%#D054A6

Less saturated −25%#9A8A94

Channel breakdown

R181

G111

B157

Red181 (71%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue320.57°

Saturation (HSL)32.11%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B5 · G 6F · B 9D

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Colour values

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