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Recognised as Colour

#B242A2

  • #B242A2
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#B242A2 is a magenta with RGB values 178, 66, 162 and HSL 309°, 46%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#B242A2#B242A2
HEX#B242A2
RGBrgb(178, 66, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.2588, 0.6353
RGB percentages69.8%, 25.9%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(308.6, 45.9%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.6, 62.9%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 62.9%, 9%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,682,466
CSS custom property--colour: #B242A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#4DBD5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4065A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#64759Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BA4A6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 16.6Dark magenta · ΔE 18Purple · ΔE 18.6Medium orchid · ΔE 19.2Medium violet red · ΔE 20.4Violet · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 16.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42B252
Analogous#8A42B2, #B2426A
Triadic#A2B242, #42A2B2
Split complementary#6AB242, #42B28A
Tetradic#B28A42, #42B252, #426AB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EED2EA
Lighter +30%#E0ADD9
Lighter +20%#D387C8
Lighter +10%#C562B7
Darker −10%#8D3480
Darker −20%#68265E
Darker −30%#42193C
Darker −40%#1D0B1B
More saturated +25%#D024B8
Less saturated −25%#93608C

Channel breakdown

R178
G66
B162
Red178 (69.8%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue308.57°
Saturation (HSL)45.9%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 42 · B A2

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