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Recognised as Colour

#B055B8

  • #B055B8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#B055B8 is a magenta with RGB values 176, 85, 184 and HSL 295°, 41%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#B055B8#B055B8
HEX#B055B8
RGBrgb(176, 85, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.3333, 0.7216
RGB percentages69%, 33.3%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(295.2, 41.1%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.2, 53.8%, 72.2%)
CMYK4.3%, 53.8%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,556,280
CSS custom property--colour: #B055B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#4FAA47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4772BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#647DB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B3627Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.7Medium orchid · ΔE 13.8Violet · ΔE 19.5Medium purple · ΔE 20.4Dark magenta · ΔE 21.6Purple · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5DB855
Analogous#7F55B8, #B8558E
Triadic#B8B055, #55B8B0
Split complementary#8EB855, #55B87F
Tetradic#B87F55, #5DB855, #558EB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3E5F4
Lighter +30%#E2C1E5
Lighter +20%#D19DD6
Lighter +10%#C179C7
Darker −10%#93409A
Darker −20%#703176
Darker −30%#4E2252
Darker −40%#2C132E
More saturated +25%#C937D6
Less saturated −25%#97739A

Channel breakdown

R176
G85
B184
Red176 (69%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue295.15°
Saturation (HSL)41.08%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 55 · B B8

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