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Recognised as Colour

#B2358E

  • #B2358E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#B2358E is a magenta with RGB values 178, 53, 142 and HSL 317°, 54%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#B2358E#B2358E
HEX#B2358E
RGBrgb(178, 53, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.2078, 0.5569
RGB percentages69.8%, 20.8%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(317.3, 54.1%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.3, 70.2%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 70.2%, 20.2%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,679,118
CSS custom property--colour: #B2358E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#4DCA71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F5B91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#66708Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BD375Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.9Purple · ΔE 20.5Dark magenta · ΔE 20.8Orchid · ΔE 22.7Hot pink · ΔE 24.7Medium orchid · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#35B259
Analogous#9735B2, #B23550
Triadic#8EB235, #358EB2
Split complementary#50B235, #35B297
Tetradic#B29735, #35B259, #3550B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEC5E2
Lighter +30%#E29ECE
Lighter +20%#D677BB
Lighter +10%#CB4FA7
Darker −10%#8B296F
Darker −20%#631E4F
Darker −30%#3C1230
Darker −40%#150611
More saturated +25%#CF189A
Less saturated −25%#955282

Channel breakdown

R178
G53
B142
Red178 (69.8%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue317.28°
Saturation (HSL)54.11%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 35 · B 8E

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