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Colour

#B138B1

  • #B138B1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B138B1 is a magenta with RGB values 177, 56, 177 and HSL 300°, 52%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B138B1#B138B1
HEX#B138B1
RGBrgb(177, 56, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.2196, 0.6941
RGB percentages69.4%, 22%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(300, 51.9%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 68.4%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 68.4%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,614,385
CSS custom property--colour: #B138B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#4EC74E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2563B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5773AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B64970no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.4Dark magenta · ΔE 13.6Purple · ΔE 17.1Orchid · ΔE 19.1Dark orchid · ΔE 20.6Violet · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38B138
Analogous#7538B1, #B13875
Triadic#B1B138, #38B1B1
Split complementary#75B138, #38B175
Tetradic#B17538, #38B138, #3875B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDC8ED
Lighter +30%#E1A1E1
Lighter +20%#D57AD5
Lighter +10%#C953C9
Darker −10%#8A2C8A
Darker −20%#641F64
Darker −30%#3D133D
Darker −40%#160716
More saturated +25%#CE1BCE
Less saturated −25%#945594

Channel breakdown

R177
G56
B177
Red177 (69.4%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)51.93%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 38 · B B1

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