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Recognised as Colour

#B22EA2

  • #B22EA2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#B22EA2 is a magenta with RGB values 178, 46, 162 and HSL 307°, 59%, 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

#B22EA2#B22EA2
HEX#B22EA2
RGBrgb(178, 46, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.1804, 0.6353
RGB percentages69.8%, 18%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(307.3, 58.9%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.3, 74.2%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 74.2%, 9%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,677,346
CSS custom property--colour: #B22EA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#4DD15D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#295DA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B6F9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BA3B65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 12.8Purple · ΔE 15.7Medium orchid · ΔE 17.3Medium violet red · ΔE 19.8Orchid · ΔE 20.6Dark orchid · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 12.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2EB23E
Analogous#802EB2, #B22E60
Triadic#A2B22E, #2EA2B2
Split complementary#60B22E, #2EB280
Tetradic#B2802E, #2EB23E, #2E60B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEBEE8
Lighter +30%#E495DA
Lighter +20%#D96DCC
Lighter +10%#CF44BE
Darker −10%#89247D
Darker −20%#611958
Darker −30%#380F33
Darker −40%#10040E
More saturated +25%#CE12B7
Less saturated −25%#964A8D

Channel breakdown

R178
G46
B162
Red178 (69.8%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue307.27°
Saturation (HSL)58.93%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 2E · B A2

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