Colour
#B696B5
- #B696B5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B696B5 is a magenta with RGB values 182, 150, 181 and HSL 302°, 18%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#B696B5#B696B5
HEX#B696B5
RGBrgb(182, 150, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.5882, 0.7098
RGB percentages71.4%, 58.8%, 71%
HSLhsl(301.9, 18%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.9, 17.6%, 71.4%)
CMYK0%, 17.6%, 0.5%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,966,133
CSS custom property--colour: #B696B5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#49694A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96B697
Analogous#A796B6, #B696A5
Triadic#B5B696, #96B5B6
Split complementary#A5B696, #96B6A7
Tetradic#B6A796, #96B697, #96A5B6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G150
B181
Red182 (71.4%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue301.88°
Saturation (HSL)17.98%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B6 · G 96 · B B5
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