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Recognised as Colour

#B22DA3

  • #B22DA3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B22DA3 is a magenta with RGB values 178, 45, 163 and HSL 307°, 60%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#B22DA3#B22DA3
HEX#B22DA3
RGBrgb(178, 45, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.1765, 0.6392
RGB percentages69.8%, 17.6%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(306.8, 59.6%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.8, 74.7%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 74.7%, 8.4%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,677,091
CSS custom property--colour: #B22DA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#4DD25C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#275CA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A6FA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BA3B66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 12.6Purple · ΔE 15.7Medium orchid · ΔE 17Medium violet red · ΔE 20.3Orchid · ΔE 20.8Dark orchid · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 12.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2DB23C
Analogous#7E2DB2, #B22D61
Triadic#A3B22D, #2DA3B2
Split complementary#61B22D, #2DB27E
Tetradic#B27E2D, #2DB23C, #2D61B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEBDE9
Lighter +30%#E494DB
Lighter +20%#DA6BCD
Lighter +10%#CF43C0
Darker −10%#89237E
Darker −20%#611858
Darker −30%#380E33
Darker −40%#0F040E
More saturated +25%#CE11B9
Less saturated −25%#96498D

Channel breakdown

R178
G45
B163
Red178 (69.8%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue306.77°
Saturation (HSL)59.64%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 2D · B A3

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