Recognised as Colour
#B596A9
- #B596A9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B596A9 is a magenta with RGB values 181, 150, 169 and HSL 323°, 17%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B596A9#B596A9
HEX#B596A9
RGBrgb(181, 150, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.5882, 0.6627
RGB percentages71%, 58.8%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(323.2, 17.3%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.2, 17.1%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 17.1%, 6.6%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,900,585
CSS custom property--colour: #B596A9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.9:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#4A6956
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96B5A2
Analogous#B296B5, #B5969A
Triadic#A9B596, #96A9B5
Split complementary#9AB596, #96B5B2
Tetradic#B5B296, #96B5A2, #969AB5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G150
B169
Red181 (71%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue323.23°
Saturation (HSL)17.32%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G 96 · B A9
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