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Recognised as Colour

#B239B0

  • #B239B0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B239B0 is a magenta with RGB values 178, 57, 176 and HSL 301°, 51%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B239B0#B239B0
HEX#B239B0
RGBrgb(178, 57, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.2235, 0.6902
RGB percentages69.8%, 22.4%, 69%
HSLhsl(301, 51.5%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301, 68%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 68%, 1.1%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,680,176
CSS custom property--colour: #B239B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#4DC64F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2964B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5973ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original
Tritanopia#B84970no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.8Dark magenta · ΔE 13.7Purple · ΔE 17.1Orchid · ΔE 18.5Dark orchid · ΔE 21.7Violet · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#39B23B
Analogous#7839B2, #B23973
Triadic#B0B239, #39B0B2
Split complementary#73B239, #39B278
Tetradic#B27839, #39B23B, #3973B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEC9ED
Lighter +30%#E1A3E0
Lighter +20%#D57CD4
Lighter +10%#C955C7
Darker −10%#8B2D8A
Darker −20%#652064
Darker −30%#3E143D
Darker −40%#170817
More saturated +25%#CF1CCC
Less saturated −25%#955694

Channel breakdown

R178
G57
B176
Red178 (69.8%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue300.99°
Saturation (HSL)51.49%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 39 · B B0

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