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Recognised as Colour

#FBB9EB

  • #FBB9EB
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#FBB9EB is a magenta with RGB values 251, 185, 235 and HSL 315°, 89%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#FBB9EB#FBB9EB
HEX#FBB9EB
RGBrgb(251, 185, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.7255, 0.9216
RGB percentages98.4%, 72.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(314.5, 89.2%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.5, 26.3%, 98.4%)
CMYK0%, 26.3%, 6.4%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,497,131
CSS custom property--colour: #FBB9EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.24:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#044614

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#B9C8EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9D1E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FFBBCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#B9FBC9
Analogous#EAB9FB, #FBB9CA
Triadic#EBFBB9, #B9EBFB
Split complementary#CAFBB9, #B9FBEA
Tetradic#FBEAB9, #B9FBC9, #B9CAFB

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEE9F9
Darker −10%#F889DD
Darker −20%#F559CF
Darker −30%#F328C2
Darker −40%#DB0DA9
More saturated +25%#FFB5ED
Less saturated −25%#F2C2E6

Channel breakdown

R251
G185
B235
Red251 (98.4%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue314.55°
Saturation (HSL)89.19%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FB · G B9 · B EB

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