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Recognised as Colour

#B042AD

  • #B042AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B042AD is a magenta with RGB values 176, 66, 173 and HSL 302°, 45%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B042AD#B042AD
HEX#B042AD
RGBrgb(176, 66, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.2588, 0.6784
RGB percentages69%, 25.9%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(301.6, 45.5%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.6, 62.5%, 69%)
CMYK0%, 62.5%, 1.7%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,551,405
CSS custom property--colour: #B042AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#4FBD52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3766B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E75AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B64F72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.4Dark magenta · ΔE 15.5Orchid · ΔE 15.9Purple · ΔE 17.4Violet · ΔE 22.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42B045
Analogous#7C42B0, #B04276
Triadic#ADB042, #42ADB0
Split complementary#76B042, #42B07C
Tetradic#B07C42, #42B045, #4276B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EED0ED
Lighter +30%#E0ABDE
Lighter +20%#D286D0
Lighter +10%#C461C1
Darker −10%#8B3489
Darker −20%#662664
Darker −30%#411840
Darker −40%#1C0A1B
More saturated +25%#CE24CA
Less saturated −25%#926090

Channel breakdown

R176
G66
B173
Red176 (69%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue301.64°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B0 · G 42 · B AD

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