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Recognised as Colour

#B96EA0

  • #B96EA0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#B96EA0 is a magenta with RGB values 185, 110, 160 and HSL 320°, 35%, 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

#B96EA0#B96EA0
HEX#B96EA0
RGBrgb(185, 110, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.4314, 0.6275
RGB percentages72.5%, 43.1%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(320, 34.9%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320, 40.5%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 40.5%, 13.5%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,152,480
CSS custom property--colour: #B96EA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#46915F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#717FA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#848B9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C16F80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 17.6Plum · ΔE 19.4Orchid · ΔE 28.1Hot pink · ΔE 29.2Rosy brown · ΔE 29.7Light pink · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 17.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EB987
Analogous#AC6EB9, #B96E7B
Triadic#A0B96E, #6EA0B9
Split complementary#7AB96E, #6EB9AD
Tetradic#B9AC6E, #6EB987, #6E7AB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF8FA
Lighter +30%#EBD5E4
Lighter +20%#DAB3CD
Lighter +10%#CA90B7
Darker −10%#A54F88
Darker −20%#823F6C
Darker −30%#602E4F
Darker −40%#3D1E33
More saturated +25%#D453A9
Less saturated −25%#9E8997

Channel breakdown

R185
G110
B160
Red185 (72.5%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue320°
Saturation (HSL)34.88%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 6E · B A0

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