Colour
#B251A5
- #B251A5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#B251A5 is a magenta with RGB values 178, 81, 165 and HSL 308°, 39%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#B251A5#B251A5
HEX#B251A5
RGBrgb(178, 81, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.3176, 0.6471
RGB percentages69.8%, 31.8%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(308, 38.6%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308, 54.5%, 69.8%)
CMYK0%, 54.5%, 7.3%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,686,309
CSS custom property--colour: #B251A5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#4DAE5A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#51B25E
Analogous#8F51B2, #B25174
Triadic#A5B251, #51A5B2
Split complementary#74B251, #51B28F
Tetradic#B28F51, #51B25E, #5174B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R178
G81
B165
Red178 (69.8%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue308.04°
Saturation (HSL)38.65%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B2 · G 51 · B A5
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