Colour

#B226CB

#B226CB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#B226CB is a magenta with RGB values 178, 38, 203 and HSL 291°, 68%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B226CB#B226CB

HEX#B226CB

RGBrgb(178, 38, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.149, 0.7961

RGB percentages69.8%, 14.9%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(290.9, 68.5%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.9, 81.3%, 79.6%)

CMYK12.3%, 81.3%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,675,339

CSS custom property--colour: #B226CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.21:1

Contrast with white5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#4DD934

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0063CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#3B71C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B34B7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.6 Dark violet · ΔE 16.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 18 Blue violet · ΔE 20.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.7 Purple · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.64, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3FCB26

Analogous#6026CB, #CB2691

Triadic#CBB226, #26CBB2

Split complementary#91CB26, #26CB60

Tetradic#CB6026, #3FCB26, #2691CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEC8F5

Lighter +30%#E19DED

Lighter +20%#D372E5

Lighter +10%#C647DD

Darker −10%#8C1EA0

Darker −20%#671675

Darker −30%#410E4A

Darker −40%#1B061F

More saturated +25%#C708E9

Less saturated −25%#9D44AD

Channel breakdown

R178

G38

B203

Red178 (69.8%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue290.91°

Saturation (HSL)68.46%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B2 · G 26 · B CB

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