Recognised as Colour

#B03985

#B03985
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#B03985 is a magenta with RGB values 176, 57, 133 and HSL 322°, 51%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#B03985#B03985

HEX#B03985

RGBrgb(176, 57, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.2235, 0.5216

RGB percentages69%, 22.4%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(321.7, 51.1%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(321.7, 67.6%, 69%)

CMYK0%, 67.6%, 24.4%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,549,061

CSS custom property--colour: #B03985;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.57:1

Contrast with white5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#4FC67A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#465B87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original

Deuteranopia#696F82no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BC375Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 15.5 Hot pink · ΔE 23.9 Purple · ΔE 24.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 25.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.8 Orchid · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 15.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#39B064

Analogous#9F39B0, #B0394A

Triadic#85B039, #3985B0

Split complementary#4AB039, #39B09F

Tetradic#B09F39, #39B064, #394AB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EDC8E0

Lighter +30%#E1A1CA

Lighter +20%#D47BB4

Lighter +10%#C8549E

Darker −10%#892D68

Darker −20%#63204B

Darker −30%#3C142E

Darker −40%#160711

More saturated +25%#CD1C8D

Less saturated −25%#93567D

Channel breakdown

R176

G57

B133

Red176 (69%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue321.68°

Saturation (HSL)51.07%

Lightness45.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B0 · G 39 · B 85

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