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Recognised as Colour

#B68EB8

  • #B68EB8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B68EB8 is a magenta with RGB values 182, 142, 184 and HSL 297°, 23%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B68EB8#B68EB8
HEX#B68EB8
RGBrgb(182, 142, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.5569, 0.7216
RGB percentages71.4%, 55.7%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(297.1, 22.8%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.1, 22.8%, 72.2%)
CMYK1.1%, 22.8%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,964,088
CSS custom property--colour: #B68EB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32752WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#497147

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B98BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#949DB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B8929Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15Thistle · ΔE 19.8Rosy brown · ΔE 23.4Light slate grey · ΔE 26.4Slate grey · ΔE 27.5Pink · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#90B88E
Analogous#A18EB8, #B88EA5
Triadic#B8B68E, #8EB8B6
Split complementary#A5B88E, #8EB8A1
Tetradic#B8A18E, #90B88E, #8EA5B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3ECF3
Lighter +20%#DECDDF
Lighter +10%#CAADCC
Darker −10%#A26FA4
Darker −20%#87568A
Darker −30%#68436A
Darker −40%#4A2F4B
More saturated +25%#CB77CF
Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R182
G142
B184
Red182 (71.4%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue297.14°
Saturation (HSL)22.83%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G 8E · B B8

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