Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#B04DC2

  • #B04DC2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B04DC2 is a magenta with RGB values 176, 77, 194 and HSL 291°, 49%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B04DC2#B04DC2
HEX#B04DC2
RGBrgb(176, 77, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.302, 0.7608
RGB percentages69%, 30.2%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(290.8, 49%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.8, 60.3%, 76.1%)
CMYK9.3%, 60.3%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,554,242
CSS custom property--colour: #B04DC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18433WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.69:1
Contrast with white4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#4FB23D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3370C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#597BBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B25F80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 5.7Orchid · ΔE 15.8Dark magenta · ΔE 18.9Dark orchid · ΔE 19.7Violet · ΔE 20.8Purple · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 5.72, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5FC24D
Analogous#764DC2, #C24D99
Triadic#C2B04D, #4DC2B0
Split complementary#99C24D, #4DC276
Tetradic#C2764D, #5FC24D, #4D99C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3E5F6
Lighter +30%#E3BFE9
Lighter +20%#D299DC
Lighter +10%#C173CF
Darker −10%#9338A4
Darker −20%#712B7E
Darker −30%#4F1E58
Darker −40%#2D1132
More saturated +25%#C52FE0
Less saturated −25%#9B6BA4

Channel breakdown

R176
G77
B194
Red176 (69%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue290.77°
Saturation (HSL)48.95%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 4D · B C2

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “b04dc2” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.