Recognised as Colour
#B87ABE
- #B87ABE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#B87ABE is a magenta with RGB values 184, 122, 190 and HSL 295°, 34%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#B87ABE#B87ABE
HEX#B87ABE
RGBrgb(184, 122, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.4784, 0.7451
RGB percentages72.2%, 47.8%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(294.7, 34.3%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.7, 35.8%, 74.5%)
CMYK3.2%, 35.8%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,090,046
CSS custom property--colour: #B87ABE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#478541
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#80BE7A
Analogous#967ABE, #BE7AA2
Triadic#BEB87A, #7ABEB8
Split complementary#A2BE7A, #7ABE96
Tetradic#BE967A, #80BE7A, #7AA2BE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G122
B190
Red184 (72.2%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue294.71°
Saturation (HSL)34.34%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B8 · G 7A · B BE
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