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Recognised as Colour

#B96D94

  • #B96D94
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#B96D94 is a magenta with RGB values 185, 109, 148 and HSL 329°, 35%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#B96D94#B96D94
HEX#B96D94
RGBrgb(185, 109, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.4275, 0.5804
RGB percentages72.5%, 42.7%, 58%
HSLhsl(329.2, 35.2%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(329.2, 41.1%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 41.1%, 20%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,152,212
CSS custom property--colour: #B96D94;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#46926B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#747D95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#878A92no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C36B7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14.2Plum · ΔE 22.8Rosy brown · ΔE 25Light pink · ΔE 29.8Hot pink · ΔE 30.6Light coral · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 14.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DB992
Analogous#B86DB9, #B96D6E
Triadic#94B96D, #6D94B9
Split complementary#6EB96D, #6DB9B8
Tetradic#B9B86D, #6DB992, #6D6EB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF7F9
Lighter +30%#EBD4E0
Lighter +20%#DAB2C7
Lighter +10%#CA8FAD
Darker −10%#A44F7B
Darker −20%#823E61
Darker −30%#5F2E47
Darker −40%#3D1D2D
More saturated +25%#D45295
Less saturated −25%#9E8893

Channel breakdown

R185
G109
B148
Red185 (72.5%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue329.21°
Saturation (HSL)35.19%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 6D · B 94

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