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Recognised as Colour

#B148A1

  • #B148A1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#B148A1 is a magenta with RGB values 177, 72, 161 and HSL 309°, 42%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#B148A1#B148A1
HEX#B148A1
RGBrgb(177, 72, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.2824, 0.6314
RGB percentages69.4%, 28.2%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(309.1, 42.2%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.1, 59.3%, 69.4%)
CMYK0%, 59.3%, 9%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,618,465
CSS custom property--colour: #B148A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.87:1
Contrast with white4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#4EB75E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4767A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#67779Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B94F6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 16.6Purple · ΔE 20.6Dark magenta · ΔE 20.6Medium orchid · ΔE 21.2Medium violet red · ΔE 21.7Violet · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 16.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#48B158
Analogous#8C48B1, #B1486D
Triadic#A1B148, #48A1B1
Split complementary#6CB148, #48B18C
Tetradic#B18D48, #48B158, #486DB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFD6EB
Lighter +30%#E0B2D9
Lighter +20%#D18EC7
Lighter +10%#C26AB5
Darker −10%#8D3980
Darker −20%#682B5F
Darker −30%#441C3E
Darker −40%#200D1D
More saturated +25%#D029B7
Less saturated −25%#92678B

Channel breakdown

R177
G72
B161
Red177 (69.4%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue309.14°
Saturation (HSL)42.17%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B1 · G 48 · B A1

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