Recognised as Colour
#B9A7B5
- #B9A7B5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B9A7B5 is a magenta with RGB values 185, 167, 181 and HSL 313°, 11%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#B9A7B5#B9A7B5
HEX#B9A7B5
RGBrgb(185, 167, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6549, 0.7098
RGB percentages72.5%, 65.5%, 71%
HSLhsl(313.3, 11.4%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.3, 9.7%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 9.7%, 2.2%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,167,093
CSS custom property--colour: #B9A7B5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41288WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#46584A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A7B9AB
Analogous#B4A7B9, #B9A7AC
Triadic#B5B9A7, #A7B5B9
Split complementary#ACB9A7, #A7B9B4
Tetradic#B9B4A7, #A7B9AB, #A7ACB9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G167
B181
Red185 (72.5%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue313.33°
Saturation (HSL)11.39%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B9 · G A7 · B B5
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