Recognised as Colour
#B966AD
- #B966AD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#B966AD is a magenta with RGB values 185, 102, 173 and HSL 309°, 37%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#B966AD#B966AD
HEX#B966AD
RGBrgb(185, 102, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.4, 0.6784
RGB percentages72.5%, 40%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(308.7, 37.2%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.7, 44.9%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 44.9%, 6.5%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,150,445
CSS custom property--colour: #B966AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.57:1
Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#469952
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#66B972
Analogous#9B66B9, #B96684
Triadic#ADB966, #66ADB9
Split complementary#84B966, #66B99B
Tetradic#B99B66, #66B972, #6684B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G102
B173
Red185 (72.5%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue308.67°
Saturation (HSL)37.22%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 66 · B AD
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