Recognised as Colour
#B89AB6
- #B89AB6
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B89AB6 is a magenta with RGB values 184, 154, 182 and HSL 304°, 17%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#B89AB6#B89AB6
HEX#B89AB6
RGBrgb(184, 154, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6039, 0.7137
RGB percentages72.2%, 60.4%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(304, 17.4%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304, 16.3%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 16.3%, 1.1%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,098,230
CSS custom property--colour: #B89AB6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.34:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#476549
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9AB89C
Analogous#AB9AB8, #B89AA7
Triadic#B6B89A, #9AB6B8
Split complementary#A7B89A, #9AB8AB
Tetradic#B8AB9A, #9AB89C, #9AA7B8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G154
B182
Red184 (72.2%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue304°
Saturation (HSL)17.44%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G 9A · B B6
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