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Recognised as Colour

#B244AD

  • #B244AD
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#B244AD is a magenta with RGB values 178, 68, 173 and HSL 303°, 45%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#B244AD#B244AD
HEX#B244AD
RGBrgb(178, 68, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.2667, 0.6784
RGB percentages69.8%, 26.7%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(302.7, 44.7%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.7, 61.8%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 61.8%, 2.8%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,682,989
CSS custom property--colour: #B244AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#4DBB52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B68B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6077AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B85072no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14Orchid · ΔE 15.2Dark magenta · ΔE 16.4Purple · ΔE 18.1Violet · ΔE 22.1Medium violet red · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#44B249
Analogous#8044B2, #B24476
Triadic#ADB244, #44ADB2
Split complementary#76B244, #44B280
Tetradic#B28044, #44B249, #4476B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EED4ED
Lighter +30%#E0AFDE
Lighter +20%#D28ACF
Lighter +10%#C465C0
Darker −10%#8D3689
Darker −20%#682865
Darker −30%#431A41
Darker −40%#1E0C1E
More saturated +25%#D125C9
Less saturated −25%#936391

Channel breakdown

R178
G68
B173
Red178 (69.8%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue302.73°
Saturation (HSL)44.72%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 44 · B AD

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