Colour

#B589AE

#B589AE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B589AE is a magenta with RGB values 181, 137, 174 and HSL 310°, 23%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B589AE#B589AE

HEX#B589AE

RGBrgb(181, 137, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.5373, 0.6824

RGB percentages71%, 53.7%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(309.5, 22.9%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.5, 24.3%, 71%)

CMYK0%, 24.3%, 3.9%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,897,262

CSS custom property--colour: #B589AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1

Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#4A7651

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8893B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#9299ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B98B96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.5 Thistle · ΔE 20.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.2 Light pink · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#89B590

Analogous#A689B5, #B58998

Triadic#AEB589, #89AEB5

Split complementary#98B589, #89B5A6

Tetradic#B5A689, #89B590, #8998B5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0E7EF

Lighter +20%#DCC8D9

Lighter +10%#C9A8C4

Darker −10%#A16A98

Darker −20%#85537D

Darker −30%#65405F

Darker −40%#462C42

More saturated +25%#CD71BE

Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R181

G137

B174

Red181 (71%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue309.55°

Saturation (HSL)22.92%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B5 · G 89 · B AE

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