Colour

#B97FA7

#B97FA7
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B97FA7 is a magenta with RGB values 185, 127, 167 and HSL 319°, 29%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B97FA7

RGBrgb(185, 127, 167)

RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.498, 0.6549

RGB percentages72.5%, 49.8%, 65.5%

HSLhsl(318.6, 29.3%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(318.6, 31.4%, 72.5%)

CMYK0%, 31.4%, 9.7%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,156,839

CSS custom property--colour: #B97FA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1

Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#468058

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#818CA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F94A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BF808Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 21 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.4 Thistle · ΔE 25.4 Light pink · ΔE 27.1 Pink · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7FB991

Analogous#AE7FB9, #B97F8A

Triadic#A7B97F, #7FA7B9

Split complementary#8AB97F, #7FB9AE

Tetradic#B9AE7F, #7FB991, #7F8AB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFE2EB

Lighter +20%#DDC1D4

Lighter +10%#CBA0BE

Darker −10%#A75E90

Darker −20%#884A75

Darker −30%#673858

Darker −40%#46263C

More saturated +25%#D266B0

Less saturated −25%#A0989E

Channel breakdown

R185

G127

B167

Red185 (72.5%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue167 (65.5%)

Hue318.62°

Saturation (HSL)29.29%

Lightness61.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B9 · G 7F · B A7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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