Recognised as Colour
#B9A8B9
- #B9A8B9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#B9A8B9 is a magenta with RGB values 185, 168, 185 and HSL 300°, 11%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#B9A8B9#B9A8B9
HEX#B9A8B9
RGBrgb(185, 168, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6588, 0.7255
RGB percentages72.5%, 65.9%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(300, 10.8%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 9.2%, 72.5%)
CMYK0%, 9.2%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,167,353
CSS custom property--colour: #B9A8B9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.36:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#465746
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8B9A8
Analogous#B1A8B9, #B9A8B1
Triadic#B9B9A8, #A8B9B9
Split complementary#B1B9A8, #A8B9B1
Tetradic#B9B1A8, #A8B9A8, #A8B1B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R185
G168
B185
Red185 (72.5%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)10.83%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR B9 · G A8 · B B9
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