Recognised as Colour

#B159A2

#B159A2
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B159A2 is a magenta with RGB values 177, 89, 162 and HSL 310°, 36%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B159A2

RGBrgb(177, 89, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.6941, 0.349, 0.6353

RGB percentages69.4%, 34.9%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(310.2, 36.1%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(310.2, 49.7%, 69.4%)

CMYK0%, 49.7%, 8.5%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,622,818

CSS custom property--colour: #B159A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#4EA65D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5871A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#717EA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B85E76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 18.8 Violet · ΔE 25.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.9 Plum · ΔE 26.1 Hot pink · ΔE 27 Medium violet red · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 18.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59B168

Analogous#9459B1, #B15976

Triadic#A2B159, #59A2B1

Split complementary#76B159, #59B194

Tetradic#B19459, #59B168, #5976B1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2E4F0

Lighter +30%#E2C1DC

Lighter +20%#D29EC9

Lighter +10%#C17CB5

Darker −10%#924585

Darker −20%#703465

Darker −30%#4D2446

Darker −40%#2A1426

More saturated +25%#D03AB6

Less saturated −25%#92778E

Channel breakdown

R177

G89

B162

Red177 (69.4%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue310.23°

Saturation (HSL)36.07%

Lightness52.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B1 · G 59 · B A2

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