Colour

#B251AD

#B251AD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#B251AD is a magenta with RGB values 178, 81, 173 and HSL 303°, 39%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#B251AD

RGBrgb(178, 81, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.3176, 0.6784

RGB percentages69.8%, 31.8%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(303.1, 38.6%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(303.1, 54.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK0%, 54.5%, 2.8%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,686,317

CSS custom property--colour: #B251AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.67:1

Contrast with white4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#4DAE52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A6EB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#687CAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B85A77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 18 Violet · ΔE 21 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.7 Purple · ΔE 22 Medium purple · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#51B256

Analogous#8651B2, #B2517D

Triadic#ADB251, #51ADB2

Split complementary#7DB251, #51B286

Tetradic#B28651, #51B256, #517DB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F1DEF0

Lighter +30%#E1BBDF

Lighter +20%#D198CE

Lighter +10%#C274BE

Darker −10%#90408C

Darker −20%#6D306A

Darker −30%#492147

Darker −40%#261125

More saturated +25%#D132C9

Less saturated −25%#937091

Channel breakdown

R178

G81

B173

Red178 (69.8%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue303.09°

Saturation (HSL)38.65%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B2 · G 51 · B AD

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Colour values

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