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Recognised as Colour

#B057BD

  • #B057BD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B057BD is a magenta with RGB values 176, 87, 189 and HSL 292°, 44%, 54%. 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

#B057BD#B057BD
HEX#B057BD
RGBrgb(176, 87, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.3412, 0.7412
RGB percentages69%, 34.1%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(292.4, 43.6%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.4, 54%, 74.1%)
CMYK6.9%, 54%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,556,797
CSS custom property--colour: #B057BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.3 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#4FA842

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4774C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#637EBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B26582no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 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 12.2Orchid · ΔE 12.6Violet · ΔE 18.9Medium purple · ΔE 19Dark magenta · ΔE 22Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#64BD57
Analogous#7D57BD, #BD5797
Triadic#BDB057, #57BDB0
Split complementary#97BD57, #57BD7D
Tetradic#BD7D57, #64BD57, #5797BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5E9F7
Lighter +30%#E4C5E8
Lighter +20%#D2A0DA
Lighter +10%#C17CCB
Darker −10%#953FA2
Darker −20%#73317D
Darker −30%#512358
Darker −40%#301434
More saturated +25%#C63ADA
Less saturated −25%#9A74A0

Channel breakdown

R176
G87
B189
Red176 (69%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue292.35°
Saturation (HSL)43.59%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 57 · B BD

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