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Recognised as Colour

#B58AAF

  • #B58AAF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B58AAF is a magenta with RGB values 181, 138, 175 and HSL 308°, 23%, 63%. 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

#B58AAF#B58AAF
HEX#B58AAF
RGBrgb(181, 138, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.5412, 0.6863
RGB percentages71%, 54.1%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(308.4, 22.5%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.4, 23.8%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 23.8%, 3.3%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,897,519
CSS custom property--colour: #B58AAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#4A7550

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8994B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9399AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B98C97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.1Thistle · ΔE 20.2Rosy brown · ΔE 20.5Light slate grey · ΔE 25.8Light pink · ΔE 26.4Pale violetred · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AB590
Analogous#A68AB5, #B58A9A
Triadic#AFB58A, #8AAFB5
Split complementary#9AB58A, #8AB5A6
Tetradic#B5A68A, #8AB590, #8A99B5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0E8EF
Lighter +20%#DDC8DA
Lighter +10%#C9A9C4
Darker −10%#A16B9A
Darker −20%#85547E
Darker −30%#664060
Darker −40%#462D43
More saturated +25%#CD72C0
Less saturated −25%#A0A0A0

Channel breakdown

R181
G138
B175
Red181 (71%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue308.37°
Saturation (HSL)22.51%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G 8A · B AF

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