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Recognised as Colour

#B23BAD

  • #B23BAD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B23BAD is a magenta with RGB values 178, 59, 173 and HSL 303°, 50%, 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

#B23BAD#B23BAD
HEX#B23BAD
RGBrgb(178, 59, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.2314, 0.6784
RGB percentages69.8%, 23.1%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(302.5, 50.2%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.5, 66.9%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 66.9%, 2.8%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,680,685
CSS custom property--colour: #B23BAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#4DC452

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F64B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C74AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B8496Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13Dark magenta · ΔE 14Purple · ΔE 16.9Orchid · ΔE 17.6Violet · ΔE 23.8Dark orchid · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3BB240
Analogous#7B3BB2, #B23B72
Triadic#ADB23B, #3BADB2
Split complementary#71B23B, #3BB27B
Tetradic#B27B3B, #3BB240, #3B72B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EECBEC
Lighter +30%#E1A5DF
Lighter +20%#D47FD1
Lighter +10%#C858C3
Darker −10%#8C2E88
Darker −20%#652263
Darker −30%#3F153D
Darker −40%#190818
More saturated +25%#D01DC8
Less saturated −25%#945992

Channel breakdown

R178
G59
B173
Red178 (69.8%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue302.52°
Saturation (HSL)50.21%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 3B · B AD

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