Recognised as Colour
#B68EAD
- #B68EAD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B68EAD is a magenta with RGB values 182, 142, 173 and HSL 314°, 22%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B68EAD#B68EAD
HEX#B68EAD
RGBrgb(182, 142, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.5569, 0.6784
RGB percentages71.4%, 55.7%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(313.5, 21.5%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.5, 22%, 71.4%)
CMYK0%, 22%, 4.9%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,964,077
CSS custom property--colour: #B68EAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#497152
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8EB697
Analogous#AB8EB6, #B68E99
Triadic#ADB68E, #8EADB6
Split complementary#99B68E, #8EB6AB
Tetradic#B6AB8E, #8EB697, #8E99B6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G142
B173
Red182 (71.4%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue313.5°
Saturation (HSL)21.51%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B6 · G 8E · B AD
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