Colour

#B056C0

#B056C0
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#B056C0 is a magenta with RGB values 176, 86, 192 and HSL 291°, 46%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B056C0

RGBrgb(176, 86, 192)

RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.3373, 0.7529

RGB percentages69%, 33.7%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(290.9, 45.7%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.9, 55.2%, 75.3%)

CMYK8.3%, 55.2%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,556,544

CSS custom property--colour: #B056C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.94:1

Contrast with white4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#4FA93F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4374C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#617EBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B26583no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.2 Orchid · ΔE 13 Medium purple · ΔE 18.8 Violet · ΔE 18.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#66C056

Analogous#7B56C0, #C0569B

Triadic#C0B056, #56C0B0

Split complementary#9BC056, #56C07B

Tetradic#C07B56, #66C056, #569BC0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5EBF7

Lighter +30%#E4C5EA

Lighter +20%#D3A0DC

Lighter +10%#C17BCE

Darker −10%#963EA5

Darker −20%#743080

Darker −30%#52225B

Darker −40%#311436

More saturated +25%#C439DD

Less saturated −25%#9C73A3

Channel breakdown

R176

G86

B192

Red176 (69%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue290.94°

Saturation (HSL)45.69%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B0 · G 56 · B C0

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Colour values

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