Colour
#B99AB3
- #B99AB3
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B99AB3 is a magenta with RGB values 185, 154, 179 and HSL 312°, 18%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#B99AB3#B99AB3
HEX#B99AB3
RGBrgb(185, 154, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6039, 0.702
RGB percentages72.5%, 60.4%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(311.6, 18.1%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.6, 16.8%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 16.8%, 3.2%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,163,763
CSS custom property--colour: #B99AB3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3668WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.34:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#46654C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9AB9A0
Analogous#B09AB9, #B99AA3
Triadic#B3B99A, #9AB3B9
Split complementary#A3B99A, #9AB9B0
Tetradic#B9B09A, #9AB9A0, #9AA3B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G154
B179
Red185 (72.5%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue311.61°
Saturation (HSL)18.13%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 9A · B B3
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