Recognised as Colour

#B156C0

#B156C0
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#B156C0 is a magenta with RGB values 177, 86, 192 and HSL 292°, 46%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B156C0#B156C0

HEX#B156C0

RGBrgb(177, 86, 192)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.3373, 0.7529

RGB percentages69.4%, 33.7%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(291.5, 45.7%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.5, 55.2%, 75.3%)

CMYK7.8%, 55.2%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,622,080

CSS custom property--colour: #B156C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1

Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#4EA93F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4374C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#627FBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original

Tritanopia#B36583no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.2 Orchid · ΔE 12.7 Violet · ΔE 18.7 Medium purple · ΔE 19.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#65C056

Analogous#7C56C0, #C0569A

Triadic#C0B156, #56C0B1

Split complementary#9AC056, #56C07C

Tetradic#C07C56, #65C056, #569AC0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6EBF7

Lighter +30%#E4C5EA

Lighter +20%#D3A0DC

Lighter +10%#C27BCE

Darker −10%#973EA5

Darker −20%#753080

Darker −30%#53225B

Darker −40%#311436

More saturated +25%#C639DD

Less saturated −25%#9C73A3

Channel breakdown

R177

G86

B192

Red177 (69.4%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue291.51°

Saturation (HSL)45.69%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B1 · G 56 · B C0

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Colour values

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