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Recognised as Colour

#B97BAD

  • #B97BAD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B97BAD is a magenta with RGB values 185, 123, 173 and HSL 312°, 31%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B97BAD#B97BAD
HEX#B97BAD
RGBrgb(185, 123, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.4824, 0.6784
RGB percentages72.5%, 48.2%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(311.6, 30.7%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.6, 33.5%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 33.5%, 6.5%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,155,821
CSS custom property--colour: #B97BAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#468452

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B8AAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A92ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BF7E8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.9Pale violetred · ΔE 21.8Rosy brown · ΔE 28Thistle · ΔE 28.9Orchid · ΔE 29.5Light pink · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7BB987
Analogous#A67BB9, #B97B8E
Triadic#ADB97B, #7BADB9
Split complementary#8EB97B, #7BB9A6
Tetradic#B9A67B, #7BB987, #7B8EB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEDFEB
Lighter +20%#DCBED6
Lighter +10%#CB9CC2
Darker −10%#A75A98
Darker −20%#87477A
Darker −30%#65365C
Darker −40%#44243E
More saturated +25%#D262BC
Less saturated −25%#A0949E

Channel breakdown

R185
G123
B173
Red185 (72.5%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue311.61°
Saturation (HSL)30.69%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 7B · B AD

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