Colour

#B68BB6

#B68BB6
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B68BB6 is a magenta with RGB values 182, 139, 182 and HSL 300°, 23%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B68BB6

RGBrgb(182, 139, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.5451, 0.7137

RGB percentages71.4%, 54.5%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(300, 22.8%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 23.6%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 23.6%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,963,318

CSS custom property--colour: #B68BB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.36:1

Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#497449

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8896B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#929BB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B98F9Ano 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 text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.7 Thistle · ΔE 21.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 27.5 Light pink · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8BB68B

Analogous#A18BB6, #B68BA1

Triadic#B6B68B, #8BB6B6

Split complementary#A1B68B, #8BB6A1

Tetradic#B6A18B, #8BB68B, #8BA1B6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1E9F1

Lighter +20%#DDCADD

Lighter +10%#CAAACA

Darker −10%#A26CA2

Darker −20%#865586

Darker −30%#674167

Darker −40%#482D48

More saturated +25%#CE73CE

Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R182

G139

B182

Red182 (71.4%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)22.75%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR B6 · G 8B · B B6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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