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Recognised as Colour

#B797AA

  • #B797AA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#B797AA is a magenta with RGB values 183, 151, 170 and HSL 324°, 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 Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B797AA#B797AA
HEX#B797AA
RGBrgb(183, 151, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.5922, 0.6667
RGB percentages71.8%, 59.2%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(324.4, 18.2%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324.4, 17.5%, 71.8%)
CMYK0%, 17.5%, 7.1%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,031,914
CSS custom property--colour: #B797AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.4 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#486855

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#989DABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA2A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BB979Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original
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

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.4Thistle · ΔE 14.9Dark grey · ΔE 16.4Silver · ΔE 20Gray · ΔE 20.2Light slate grey · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97B7A4
Analogous#B497B7, #B7979A
Triadic#AAB797, #97AAB7
Split complementary#9AB797, #97B7B4
Tetradic#B7B497, #97B7A4, #979AB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F1F4
Lighter +20%#E1D3DB
Lighter +10%#CCB5C3
Darker −10%#A27991
Darker −20%#895F78
Darker −30%#6B4A5E
Darker −40%#4D3543
More saturated +25%#CD81AE
Less saturated −25%#A7A7A7

Channel breakdown

R183
G151
B170
Red183 (71.8%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue324.38°
Saturation (HSL)18.18%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B7 · G 97 · B AA

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