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Colour

#B697B0

  • #B697B0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B697B0 is a magenta with RGB values 182, 151, 176 and HSL 312°, 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

#B697B0#B697B0
HEX#B697B0
RGBrgb(182, 151, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.5922, 0.6902
RGB percentages71.4%, 59.2%, 69%
HSLhsl(311.6, 17.5%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.6, 17%, 71.4%)
CMYK0%, 17%, 3.3%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,966,384
CSS custom property--colour: #B697B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35213WCAG 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 8.04:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#49684F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#979EB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DA2AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B9989Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 14.4Rosy brown · ΔE 15.5Dark grey · ΔE 18.4Light slate grey · ΔE 20.8Silver · ΔE 21.6Gray · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 14.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97B69D
Analogous#AD97B6, #B697A1
Triadic#B0B697, #97B0B6
Split complementary#A1B697, #97B6AD
Tetradic#B6AD97, #97B69D, #97A1B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F1F4
Lighter +20%#E0D3DE
Lighter +10%#CBB5C7
Darker −10%#A17999
Darker −20%#885F80
Darker −30%#6A4A64
Darker −40%#4C3547
More saturated +25%#CC81BE
Less saturated −25%#A7A7A7

Channel breakdown

R182
G151
B176
Red182 (71.4%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue311.61°
Saturation (HSL)17.51%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B6 · G 97 · B B0

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