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Recognised as Colour

#B99FAD

  • #B99FAD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#B99FAD is a magenta with RGB values 185, 159, 173 and HSL 328°, 16%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#B99FAD#B99FAD
HEX#B99FAD
RGBrgb(185, 159, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6235, 0.6784
RGB percentages72.5%, 62.4%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(327.7, 15.7%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.7, 14.1%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 14.1%, 6.5%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,165,037
CSS custom property--colour: #B99FAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.63:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#466052

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0A4AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6A7ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BD9FA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.3Dark grey · ΔE 12.6Thistle · ΔE 13.2Silver · ΔE 15.8Gray · ΔE 19.2Light slate grey · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FB9AB
Analogous#B89FB9, #B99FA0
Triadic#ADB99F, #9FADB9
Split complementary#A0B99F, #9FB9B8
Tetradic#B9B89F, #9FB9AB, #9FA0B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF7F9
Lighter +20%#E4DADF
Lighter +10%#CFBCC6
Darker −10%#A38294
Darker −20%#8C667A
Darker −30%#6E5161
Darker −40%#513B47
More saturated +25%#CE8AAF
Less saturated −25%#ACACAC

Channel breakdown

R185
G159
B173
Red185 (72.5%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue327.69°
Saturation (HSL)15.66%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G 9F · B AD

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