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Recognised as Colour

#B99DB0

  • #B99DB0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B99DB0 is a magenta with RGB values 185, 157, 176 and HSL 319°, 17%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#B99DB0#B99DB0
HEX#B99DB0
RGBrgb(185, 157, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6157, 0.6902
RGB percentages72.5%, 61.6%, 69%
HSLhsl(319.3, 16.7%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.3, 15.1%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 15.1%, 4.9%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,164,528
CSS custom property--colour: #B99DB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#46624F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EA2B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4A6AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BC9EA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 12.8Rosy brown · ΔE 13.7Dark grey · ΔE 15Silver · ΔE 17.9Light slate grey · ΔE 20.4Gray · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DB9A6
Analogous#B49DB9, #B99DA2
Triadic#B0B99D, #9DB0B9
Split complementary#A2B99D, #9DB9B4
Tetradic#B9B49D, #9DB9A6, #9DA2B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F6F8
Lighter +20%#E3D9E0
Lighter +10%#CEBBC8
Darker −10%#A47F98
Darker −20%#8C647F
Darker −30%#6E4F64
Darker −40%#513A49
More saturated +25%#CE88B8
Less saturated −25%#ABABAB

Channel breakdown

R185
G157
B176
Red185 (72.5%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue319.29°
Saturation (HSL)16.67%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 9D · B B0

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