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Recognised as Colour

#B6A8B3

  • #B6A8B3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#B6A8B3 is a magenta with RGB values 182, 168, 179 and HSL 313°, 9%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#B6A8B3#B6A8B3
HEX#B6A8B3
RGBrgb(182, 168, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6588, 0.702
RGB percentages71.4%, 65.9%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(312.9, 8.8%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.9, 7.7%, 71.4%)
CMYK0%, 7.7%, 1.6%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,970,739
CSS custom property--colour: #B6A8B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.24:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#49574C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8ABB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABADB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B8A9ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8.1Silver · ΔE 10.9Thistle · ΔE 12.8Rosy brown · ΔE 15.9Light steelblue · ΔE 16.3Light grey · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 8.08, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8B6AB
Analogous#B2A8B6, #B6A8AC
Triadic#B3B6A8, #A8B3B6
Split complementary#ACB6A8, #A8B6B2
Tetradic#B6B2A8, #A8B6AB, #A8ACB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFBFC
Lighter +20%#E5DFE3
Lighter +10%#CDC4CB
Darker −10%#9F8C9B
Darker −20%#877182
Darker −30%#6B5A67
Darker −40%#4F434D
More saturated +25%#CA94BE
Less saturated −25%#AFAFAF

Channel breakdown

R182
G168
B179
Red182 (71.4%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue312.86°
Saturation (HSL)8.75%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B6 · G A8 · B B3

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