Recognised as Colour
#B85A99
- #B85A99
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#B85A99 is a magenta with RGB values 184, 90, 153 and HSL 320°, 40%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#B85A99#B85A99
HEX#B85A99
RGBrgb(184, 90, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.3529, 0.6
RGB percentages72.2%, 35.3%, 60%
HSLhsl(319.8, 39.8%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.8, 51.1%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 51.1%, 16.8%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,081,817
CSS custom property--colour: #B85A99;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#47A566
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5AB879
Analogous#A85AB8, #B85A6A
Triadic#99B85A, #5A99B8
Split complementary#6AB85A, #5AB8A8
Tetradic#B8A85A, #5AB879, #5A6AB8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G90
B153
Red184 (72.2%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue319.79°
Saturation (HSL)39.83%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G 5A · B 99
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