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Recognised as Colour

#B97F9E

  • #B97F9E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#B97F9E is a magenta with RGB values 185, 127, 158 and HSL 328°, 29%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B97F9E#B97F9E
HEX#B97F9E
RGBrgb(185, 127, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.498, 0.6196
RGB percentages72.5%, 49.8%, 62%
HSLhsl(327.9, 29.3%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.9, 31.4%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 31.4%, 14.6%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,156,830
CSS custom property--colour: #B97F9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#468061

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#838B9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#91949Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C17E8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 17.8Pale violetred · ΔE 20Plum · ΔE 20.6Light pink · ΔE 24.6Thistle · ΔE 24.6Pink · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 17.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7FB99A
Analogous#B77FB9, #B97F81
Triadic#9EB97F, #7F9EB9
Split complementary#81B97F, #7FB9B7
Tetradic#B9B77F, #7FB99A, #7F81B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFE2E9
Lighter +20%#DDC1D0
Lighter +10%#CBA0B7
Darker −10%#A75E85
Darker −20%#884A6B
Darker −30%#673851
Darker −40%#462637
More saturated +25%#D266A0
Less saturated −25%#A0989C

Channel breakdown

R185
G127
B158
Red185 (72.5%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue327.93°
Saturation (HSL)29.29%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 7F · B 9E

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