Colour
#B697B8
- #B697B8
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B697B8 is a magenta with RGB values 182, 151, 184 and HSL 296°, 19%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#B697B8#B697B8
HEX#B697B8
RGBrgb(182, 151, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.5922, 0.7216
RGB percentages71.4%, 59.2%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(296.4, 18.9%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.4, 17.9%, 72.2%)
CMYK1.1%, 17.9%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,966,392
CSS custom property--colour: #B697B8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.11:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#496847
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99B897
Analogous#A697B8, #B897AA
Triadic#B8B697, #97B8B6
Split complementary#AAB897, #97B8A6
Tetradic#B8A697, #99B897, #97AAB8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G151
B184
Red182 (71.4%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue296.36°
Saturation (HSL)18.86%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B6 · G 97 · B B8
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