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Recognised as Colour

#B685AB

  • #B685AB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B685AB is a magenta with RGB values 182, 133, 171 and HSL 313°, 25%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B685AB#B685AB
HEX#B685AB
RGBrgb(182, 133, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.5216, 0.6706
RGB percentages71.4%, 52.2%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(313.5, 25.1%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.5, 26.9%, 71.4%)
CMYK0%, 26.9%, 6%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,961,771
CSS custom property--colour: #B685AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.93:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#497A54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8590ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9097A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BB8792no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17Rosy brown · ΔE 21Thistle · ΔE 22.4Pale violetred · ΔE 24.3Light pink · ΔE 26.6Pink · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85B690
Analogous#A985B6, #B68593
Triadic#ABB685, #85ABB6
Split complementary#93B685, #85B6A9
Tetradic#B6A985, #85B690, #8593B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFE5ED
Lighter +20%#DCC5D7
Lighter +10%#C9A5C1
Darker −10%#A36595
Darker −20%#855079
Darker −30%#653D5C
Darker −40%#452A3F
More saturated +25%#CE6DB8
Less saturated −25%#9E9D9E

Channel breakdown

R182
G133
B171
Red182 (71.4%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue313.47°
Saturation (HSL)25.13%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B6 · G 85 · B AB

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