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Recognised as Colour

#B86E9F

  • #B86E9F
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#B86E9F is a magenta with RGB values 184, 110, 159 and HSL 320°, 34%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#B86E9F#B86E9F
HEX#B86E9F
RGBrgb(184, 110, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.4314, 0.6235
RGB percentages72.2%, 43.1%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(320.3, 34.3%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.3, 40.2%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 40.2%, 13.6%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,086,943
CSS custom property--colour: #B86E9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#479160

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#717FA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#848A9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C06F80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 17.6Plum · ΔE 19.6Orchid · ΔE 28.7Rosy brown · ΔE 29.2Hot pink · ΔE 29.7Light pink · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 17.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EB887
Analogous#AC6EB8, #B86E7A
Triadic#9FB86E, #6E9FB8
Split complementary#7AB86E, #6EB8AC
Tetradic#B8AC6E, #6EB887, #6E7AB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF7FA
Lighter +30%#EAD5E3
Lighter +20%#DAB2CC
Lighter +10%#C990B6
Darker −10%#A35087
Darker −20%#813F6B
Darker −30%#5F2E4E
Darker −40%#3C1E32
More saturated +25%#D353A8
Less saturated −25%#9D8996

Channel breakdown

R184
G110
B159
Red184 (72.2%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue320.27°
Saturation (HSL)34.26%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G 6E · B 9F

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