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Colour

#B150B3

  • #B150B3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#B150B3 is a magenta with RGB values 177, 80, 179 and HSL 299°, 39%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#B150B3#B150B3
HEX#B150B3
RGBrgb(177, 80, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.3137, 0.702
RGB percentages69.4%, 31.4%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(298.8, 39.4%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.8, 55.3%, 70.2%)
CMYK1.1%, 55.3%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,620,531
CSS custom property--colour: #B150B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.67:1
Contrast with white4.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#4EAF4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#456FB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#647BB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B65C7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.1Medium orchid · ΔE 14.3Dark magenta · ΔE 20.1Violet · ΔE 20.1Purple · ΔE 21Medium purple · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#52B350
Analogous#7F50B3, #B35084
Triadic#B3B150, #50B3B1
Split complementary#83B350, #50B380
Tetradic#B38050, #52B350, #5084B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0DEF1
Lighter +30%#E1BBE1
Lighter +20%#D197D2
Lighter +10%#C174C2
Darker −10%#8F3F91
Darker −20%#6C306D
Darker −30%#49204A
Darker −40%#261126
More saturated +25%#CF31D2
Less saturated −25%#936F94

Channel breakdown

R177
G80
B179
Red177 (69.4%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue298.79°
Saturation (HSL)39.44%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B1 · G 50 · B B3

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