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Colour

#B32DCA

  • #B32DCA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#B32DCA is a magenta with RGB values 179, 45, 202 and HSL 291°, 64%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#B32DCA#B32DCA
HEX#B32DCA
RGBrgb(179, 45, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.1765, 0.7922
RGB percentages70.2%, 17.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(291.2, 63.6%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.2, 77.7%, 79.2%)
CMYK11.4%, 77.7%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,742,666
CSS custom property--colour: #B32DCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15725WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#4CD235

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4173C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B44E7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.5Medium orchid · ΔE 15.4Dark violet · ΔE 18.9Blue violet · ΔE 21.7Dark magenta · ΔE 22.2Purple · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.53, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#44CA2D
Analogous#652DCA, #CA2D92
Triadic#CAB32D, #2DCAB3
Split complementary#92CA2D, #2DCA65
Tetradic#CA652D, #44CA2D, #2D92CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFCFF4
Lighter +30%#E1A5EB
Lighter +20%#D37BE2
Lighter +10%#C552D8
Darker −10%#8E24A0
Darker −20%#691A77
Darker −30%#44114D
Darker −40%#1F0823
More saturated +25%#C90EE9
Less saturated −25%#9D4CAB

Channel breakdown

R179
G45
B202
Red179 (70.2%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue291.21°
Saturation (HSL)63.56%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 2D · B CA

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