Colour

#B152AD

#B152AD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B152AD is a magenta with RGB values 177, 82, 173 and HSL 303°, 38%, 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

#B152AD#B152AD

HEX#B152AD

RGBrgb(177, 82, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.3216, 0.6784

RGB percentages69.4%, 32.2%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(302.5, 37.8%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(302.5, 53.7%, 69.4%)

CMYK0%, 53.7%, 2.3%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,621,037

CSS custom property--colour: #B152AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1

Contrast with white4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#4EAD52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B6FB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#687BAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B75B78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.3 Violet · ΔE 21.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.1 Purple · ΔE 22.3 Medium purple · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#52B156

Analogous#8652B1, #B1527D

Triadic#ADB152, #52ADB1

Split complementary#7DB152, #52B186

Tetradic#B18652, #52B156, #527DB1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0DFF0

Lighter +30%#E1BBDF

Lighter +20%#D198CE

Lighter +10%#C175BE

Darker −10%#8F418C

Darker −20%#6C316A

Darker −30%#492147

Darker −40%#261125

More saturated +25%#D033CA

Less saturated −25%#927190

Channel breakdown

R177

G82

B173

Red177 (69.4%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue302.53°

Saturation (HSL)37.85%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B1 · G 52 · B AD

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