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Recognised as Colour

#B055BA

  • #B055BA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#B055BA is a magenta with RGB values 176, 85, 186 and HSL 294°, 42%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#B055BA#B055BA
HEX#B055BA
RGBrgb(176, 85, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.3333, 0.7294
RGB percentages69%, 33.3%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(294.1, 42.3%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.1, 54.3%, 72.9%)
CMYK5.4%, 54.3%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,556,282
CSS custom property--colour: #B055BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#4FAA45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4673BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#637DB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B36280no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.7Medium orchid · ΔE 12.8Violet · ΔE 19.3Medium purple · ΔE 20Dark magenta · ΔE 21.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5FBA55
Analogous#7E55BA, #BA5592
Triadic#BAB055, #55BAB0
Split complementary#92BA55, #55BA7E
Tetradic#BA7D55, #5FBA55, #5592BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3E6F5
Lighter +30%#E3C2E6
Lighter +20%#D29ED7
Lighter +10%#C179C9
Darker −10%#93409C
Darker −20%#713178
Darker −30%#4F2254
Darker −40%#2D1330
More saturated +25%#C837D8
Less saturated −25%#98739C

Channel breakdown

R176
G85
B186
Red176 (69%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue294.06°
Saturation (HSL)42.26%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 55 · B BA

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